National Kentucky Day – A Day for Kentuckians, held annually On October 19, National Kentucky Day recognizes the 15th state to be granted statehood. Kentucky became a State just prior to Tennessee, by four years.
National Kentucky Day
Kentucky is the Commonwealth (state) just North of me. Plus the state where my wife, Heather is from. Kentucky is a Commonwealth. There are four states that are commonwealths:
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia.
National Kentucky Day
Song: My Old Kentucky Home
This is the song my wife and I sing when either one of us enter Kenutcky. (or both of us together).
Tree: Tulip Popular
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Rock: Kentucky Agate
Wild Animal: gray squirrel
Horse: Thoroughbred
Dance: Clogging
Beverage: Milk
Fish: Kentucky spotted bass
Flower: Goldenrod
Fruit: BlackBerry
Butterfly: Viceroy Butterfly
State Motto: “United We Stand, Divided We Fall,” adopted 1942
Official Latin Motto: “Deo gratiam habeamus” (“Let us be grateful to God”), adopted 20
Slogan: Kentucky Unbridled Spirit
Nickname: Bluegrass State
Became a state: June 1, 1792 (14th State to Join)
Commonwealth: Actually Kentucky is not a state, it is known as a commonwealth.
Check out National Tennessee Day
First Published October 30, 2017. Last republished or updated October 20, 2020.
Oh the sun shines bright on my old KY home…