Louie Nunn (1924–2004) was the 52nd governor of Kentucky
(1967–1971), the only Republican elected to that office between 1947
and 2003. The first Republican county judge in the history of Barren
County, Kentucky, he ran for governor in 1963, but lost a close race to
his Democratic opponent Ned Breathitt. In 1967, Nunn again ran for
governor. After defeating Marlow Cook in the Republican gubernatorial
primary, he eked out a victory over Democrat Henry Ward. Despite a
Democratic majority in the General Assembly, Nunn was able to enact most
of his priorities, including tax increases that funded improvements to
the state park system and the construction of a statewide network of
mental health centers. His administration was marred by race riots in
Louisville and a violent protest against the Vietnam War at the
University of Kentucky. Following his term as governor, he lost to
Walter "Dee" Huddleston in the 1972 senatorial election, and to John Y.
Brown Jr. for governor in 1979.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Nunn>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1065:
Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first
Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey>
1612:
Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet
Neptune, despite mistakenly cataloguing it as a fixed star.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune>
1908:
An earthquake registering 7.1 Mw struck near Messina, which,
along with the subsequent tsunami, killed at least 75,000 people in
southern Italy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Messina_earthquake>
1967:
American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to
own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Siebert>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
forthcoming:
1. (not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
2. Available when needed; in place, ready.
3. Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank,
responsive.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forthcoming>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Attention, please note! Attention, please note! The expansion
committee announces that after the hundred and eightieth all twittering
is to be treated as a sign of hopelessness!
--Lanark: A Life in Four Books
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lanark:_A_Life_in_Four_Books>