1875 – 1st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race
1887 – 1st Mother’s Day celebration
1893 – 1st singing of “Happy Birthday” song
1894 – 1st “Louisville Slugger” bat
1934 – 1st cheeseburger
1937 – 1st opened Fort Knox
1940 – 1st time Harland Sanders sold his famous fried chicken
