1. In 1844, the Kentucky General Assembly approved the establishment of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, which is still in operation today in Danville, Kentucky.

2. On April 4, 1913, the iconic actress and dancer Ginger Rogers was born in Independence, Kentucky. She starred in numerous Hollywood films and won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1940.

3. In 1968, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. made an appearance at the University of Kentucky in Lexington to speak on the topic of racial inequality and the importance of social justice.

4. On April 4, 1977, the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which recognizes significant historic and cultural landmarks in the United States.

5. In 1981, the city of Covington, Kentucky celebrated the grand opening of the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, which has since hosted a variety of events and conferences, including the annual Kentucky Society of CPAs conference.