Charles Scott (April 1739 – October 22, 1813) was an 18th-century American soldier who was elected the fourth governor of Kentucky in 1808. Orphaned at an early age, Scott served during the French and Indian War and returned to active military service in 1775 in the American Revolution. In August 1776, he was promoted to colonel and given command of the 5th Virginia Regiment, serving George Washington for the duration of the Philadelphia campaign. In March 1779 Scott was sent to Charleston, South Carolina, to assist General Benjamin Lincoln in the southern theater, but was taken as a prisoner of war when Charleston surrendered. After the war he resettled near present-day Versailles, Kentucky. Following the separation of Kentucky from Virginia in 1792, Scott commanded the 2nd Division of the Kentucky militia, which fought in the Northwest Indian War. In his run for governor in 1808, he won a convincing victory over John Allen and Green Clay.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1707:

In one of the worst maritime disasters in the history of the British Isles, more than 1,400 sailors on four Royal Navy ships were lost in stormy weather off the Isles of Scilly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scilly_naval_disaster_of_1707

1895:

At Gare Montparnasse station in Paris, an express train derailed after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing the concourse before crashing through a wall and falling to the plaza below (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment

1924:

The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toastmasters_International

2015:

Sweden suffered its deadliest school attack when a sword- wielding man attacked students and teachers in a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollh%C3%A4ttan_school_attack

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

corkage: A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corkage

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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