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“Blue Moon of Kentucky,” a mid-tempo waltz byBill Monroe, the creator of bluegrass. Presley sang with African-American inflections and more emotional intensity than country singers of the time. He accompanied himself on strummed acousticguitar,Scotty Moore provided fills withelectric guitar, and...
also known as. “The story is that there were a few customers, a few friends, and the bartender, Fernand Petiot, made a cocktail for them with tomato juice and vodka,” Mr Da Silva, manager of Harry’s Bar in Paris, said in an interview with David Chazan of the BBC. ...
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Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He became a legendary boxer by virtue of becoming the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. This article provides detailed information about his childhood, life, boxing career, achievements & timeline....
Fireworks and Fruit: Memories of Old Kentucky Christmases As a native Kentuckian, I’m fascinated by stories of life in my state before I was born. The books I’m writing now are set in the western part of the state not far from where I grew up, in a region then known as “Betwee...
June 8: Prohibitionist Henry Clay Needham born in Percival Mills, Hardin County, Kentucky. August 2: Los Angeles County divided into six townships [source: Thompson & West]. December 14: SCV landowner Ygnacio del Valle marries Ysabel del Varela at Church of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angel...
The romance between the earl and the butcher’s daughter inspired the creator ofDownton Abbey,Julian Fellowes,to write his New York Times best-selling novelBelgravia, now a television drama. In the spirit of cautious jurisprudence, the House of Lords in committee declined to render a decision, ...
intoOhio;VirginiansandCaroliniansintoKentuckyandTennessee.Goodfarms weretobehadforsmallsums;laborwasinstrongdemand.Therichvalley stretchesofupperNewYork,Pennsylvania,andVirginiasoonbecamegreat wheat-growingareas. Althoughmanyitemswerestillhomemade,theIndustrialRevolutionwasdawning intheUnitedStates.MassachusettsandRhode...
Henry Duncan also had his portrait done by Healy and this picture was handed down in his family. These Duncans were to remain prominent in Lexington civic life throughout the 19th century. Other Duncans were also to be found in Kentucky at that time, including the descendants of Captain Jam...