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Daniel Boone cuts wilderness road
Daniel Boone cuts the wilderness road from the Cumberland Gap in Kentucky. -
shawnee indians attack
Shawnee indians attack Boonesborough -
Kentucky becomes a state
Kentucky becomes the 15th state. -
Kentuckiens fight
more than 25,000 Kentuckiens fight in the war of 1812. -
the Cherokees are forced to leave
the Cherokee indians are forced to leave their homes in the mountains. About 19,000 Cherokees traveled more than 1,000 miles. About 4,000 of them died on the journey. -
Kentucky dam is built
Kentucky dam is completed. -
civil rights law
Kentucky passed a law that guaranteed "full and equal" access to public services. -
toyota builds factory
Toyota builds a factory in Kentucky to make toyota camry hybrid car. The factory created 100s of jobs.
