"If God is for you", Who can be against you"? ----- > > > > > > > > Today's history lesson! > > 1792 - Kentucky was the first state on the western frontier to > join the Union . > > > 1816 - (first promoted) Mammoth Cave , with 336+ miles of > mapped passages, is the world's longest cave. It is 379 feet deep and > contains at least 5 levels of passages. It's second only to Niagara > Falls as the most popular tourist attraction in the US . It became a > National Park on July 1, 1941. > > 1856 - The first enamel bathtub was made in Louisville . > > 1883 - The first electric light bulb was shown in Louisville . > Thomas Alva Edison introduced his invention to crowds at the Southern > Exposition. > > 1887 - Mother's Day was first observed in Henderson by teacher > Mary S. Wilson. It became a national holiday in 1916. > > 1893 - 'Happy Birthday to You', probably the most sung song in > the world, was written by two Louisville sisters - Mildred and > Patricia Hill. > > Late 19th century - Bibb lettuce was first cultivated by Jack > Bibb in Frankfort , Kentucky > > 1896 - The first (known) set of all male quintuplets was born > in Paducah . > > 1934 - Cheeseburgers were first tasted at Kaelin's > Restaurant in > Louisville . > > 1937 - The first Wigwam Village Motel, with units in the shape > of a 'teepee', was built by Frank A. Redford in Cave City . > > The world's largest baseball bat, a full one hundred twenty > (120) feet tall > and weighing 68,000 pounds, can be seen at the Louisville > Slugger Museum in Louisville (Jefferson Co.). > > Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured only in Bowling Green . > > Covington (St. Mary's Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption) is > home to the world's largest hand blown stained glass window in > existence. > It measures an astounding 24 feet by 67 feet and contains 117 > different figures. > > The world's largest crucifix, standing at sixty (60) feet tall, > is in Bardstown (Nelson Co.). > > Fort Knox holds more than $6 billion worth of gold - the > largest amount stored anywhere in the world. > > The JIF plant in Lexington is the world's largest peanut butter > producing facility. > > Kentucky has more resort parks than any other state in the > nation. > > Middlesboro is the only United States city built inside a > meteor crater. > > Newport is home to The World Peace Bell, the world's largest > free-swinging bell. > > Pike County is the world's largest producer of coal. > > Pikeville annually leads the nation (per capita) in consumption > of Pepsi-Cola. > > Post-It Notes are made exclusively in Cynthiana , Ky. > > Shaker Village ( Pleasant Hill ) is the largest historic > community of its kind in the United States > > Christian County is 'wet', while Bourbon County is 'dry'. > ('wet 'sells liquor; 'dry' does not) > > Barren County has the most fertile land in the state. > > Lake Cumberland has more miles of shoreline than the state of > Florida .. > > Kentucky is best known for its beautiful blue grass. And, let > us not forget about the basketball and the Race Horses !! > > And then there more interesting things about this > state................For example, below are some 'rules for rural > Kentucky '. > > > > THE RULES OF RURAL Kentucky > ARE AS FOLLOWS: > > Listen up City Slickers ! > > 1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot. > > 2. Turn your cap right, your head isn't crooked. > > 3. Let's get this straight; it's called a 'dirt road.' I > drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, > you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the > way. > > 4. They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell > funny to you. But they smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't > like it? Rt. 80 goes east and west, I-75 goes north and south. Pick > one. > > 5. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have > $150,000 corn pickers and hay balers that are driven only 3 weeks a > year. > > 6. So every person in Southern Kentucky waves. It's called > being friendly. Try to understand the concept. > > 7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does > are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you > don't have it up to your ear at the time. > > 8. Yeah, we eat taters & gravy, beans & cornbread. You really > want sushi & caviar? It's available, at the corner bait shop. > > 9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a > religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November. > > 10... We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, > regardless of age. > > 11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order > steak. > Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of > ham & turkey. > > 12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: > meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and > ketchup. > Oh, yeah....We don't care what you folks in Cincinnati call > that stuff you eat...IT AIN'T REAL CHILI!! > > 13. You bring 'coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet > and served over ice. > > 14. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, > know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair. > > 15. College and High School Football is as important here as > the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch. > > 16. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water > hazards- - it spooks the fish. > > 17. Colleges? We have them all over. We have State > Universities > , Community Colleges, and Vo-techs. They come outta there with an > education plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at > everybody when they come for the holidays. > > 18. We have a whole ton of folks in the Army, Navy, Air > Force, and Marines. So don't mess with us. If you do, you will get > whipped by the best. > > 19. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump > crap ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want > to see your boxers. Refer back to #1. > > 20. 4 inches isn't a blizzard - it's a flurry. Drive like you > got some sense in it, and DON'T take all our bread, milk, and bleach > from the grocery stores. This ain't Alaska , worst case you may have to > live a whole day without croissants. The pickups with snow blades will > have you out the next day. > > > > A true Kentuckian will send this on!!! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news<http://aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023>. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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