1736 The first village is established in Kentucky by French traders.
1750 The Cumberland Gap is discovered by Dr. Thomas Walker.
1769 Daniel Boone explored Kentucky.
1774 Harrodsburg is established as the first permanent British settlement.
1774 Lord Dunmore of Virginia defeats the Shawnee in Dunmore's War.
1775 Daniel Boone establishes the town of Boonesborough and widens the Wilderness Trail from Virginia.
1776 During the Revolutionary War Daniel Boone and other settlers defend the territory from the British and Indians.
1780 The city of Louisville is established.
1792 Kentucky becomes the 15th state.
1861 Kentucky decides to side with Union in the Civil War after trying to remain neutral.
1862 The Battle of Shiloh took place.
1875 The first Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill Downs.
1904 to 1908 The Black Patch Tobacco Wars take place in Kentucky.
1926 Mammoth Cave National Park was established.
1937 The Ohio River floods causing extensive damage.
1964 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins his first heavyweight championship fight.
1986 Toyoto Motor company opens a car assembly plant near Lexington.