today is the commonwealth of kentucky’s 233rd birthday. happy birthday kentucky! it became the 15th state in the union on june 1st, 1792, after separating from virginia.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It has been more than 200 years since Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state in a union that would later make up the United States. Kentucky is celebrating its 233rd birthday ...

Thus, Vermont was the 14th state and the Commonwealth of Kentucky was the 15th. Sources: “The Kentucky Encyclopedia,” “The Conquest of the Illinois” by George Rogers Clark, “Hidden ...

June 1 marks a special day in the history of the Bluegrass State— the 233rd anniversary of Kentucky's statehood. On this day in 1792, the Commonwealth of Kentucky officially became the 15th ...