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.
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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
_____________________________ 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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