A Moment in Kentucky History: Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published June 4, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? those thrilling days of yesteryear.

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