Day in History

All plans were put on hold indefinitely. All plans of all kinds after terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, flew a plane into the Pentagon, and were forced to the ground in Pennsylvania along with their uncommonly courageous fellow passengers of United Flight 93.

Unless you know what to look for you may never notice the small cemetary at 5th and Triplett Streets behind Bowen Tire. A flag and monument is all that marks one of the most interesting sights in the area. It is the old Owensboro Cemetery, now called Moseley Square Cemetery. It is the final resting place for several Revolutionary War Hero's who settled in Daviess County during and immediately afte

Excitment was in the air this morning as around 350 people gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Owensboro Convention Center and Hotel. County Judge Al Mattingly said it best, "few get to experience what we are doing today more than once. For several of us who were here in 1977 it is the second time." On the spot where the Executive Inn once was a new hotel will rise up. A

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled ‘The American Crisis’ (More info) 1777 – George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1773 – In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in what would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party (More info) 1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China and kills an estimated 200,000 (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1791 – Virginia becomes the last state to ratify the Bill of Rights, making the first ten amendments to the Constitution law and completing the revolutionary reforms begun by the Declaration of Independence (More info) 1939 – ‘Gone with the Wind’ premieres at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia (More info) Read M

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1799 – President George Washington dies at the age of 67 (More info) 1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info) 1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1901 – Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (More info) 1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece ‘The Mona Lisa’ is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1941 – Following the Americans’ declaration of war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States (More info) 1946 – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund — UNICEF — is established (More info)