Louisville

The first Derby was held in 1875 in Louisville and is the most famous horse racing event in the world. The entire horseracing world knows its significance.

Former neighborhood troublemaker, and some time loan shark, Kelly Leak became a star outfielder for the Bears.

The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association from 1967 until 1976, first at the Convention Center, now known as the Gardens, and later at Freedom Hall. The team had the highest winning percentage of any franchise...

The Derby City Rovers, originally the River City Rovers, were founded in 2010 and were members of USL 2. Their home pitch was at the??King Louie's Sports Complex. The team was dissolved in July 2018.

Wright Airlines, founded in 1966, is considered to be America's first regional airline, as well as the nation's first commuter airline. Based at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, it flew until 1984.

If you survived Y2K, you can survive anything!

Crispy golden fries in two minutes was the promise made by MicroMagic, a line of frozen foods that appeared in the late '80s. "Give 'em MicroMagic now," went the jingle.

Who knows better than a skunk that smoking stinks?

ShowBiz Pizza Place was a pizza restaurant and video game arcade chain??in the '80s and early '90s. It was founded by Robert L. Brock, a Holiday Inn franchisee, who had ended his partnership with the owners of Chuck E. Cheese. In addition to pizza, ShowBiz featured...

Woodsy Owl first appeared in 1971 and asked Americans to take better care of the environment by disposing of trash properly. This updated version debuted in the early 1990s and helped inspire a new generation to give a hoot.

There have been some exciting games, moments, and triumphs in the history of USA hockey.

Curling dates back to 16th century Scotland. It is popular in many Northern countries, particularly Canada where it was introduced in the 19th century. The game involves players sliding stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is...

Tewligans was probably the most famous establishment to call 1047 Bardstown Road home. Until 1981 it was a biker bar called The Cherokee. After becoming Tewligans, it hosted local, regional, and national rock acts. While it didn ??t have as long a history as...

Added to National Register of Historic Places, the Gardens opened as the Jefferson County Armory in 1905. In 1975, it became Louisville Gardens. Lance Russell and Dave Brown hosted the infamous Tuesday Night Wrestling show from the Gardens on WDRB-TV. The building was the...

Wacky T. Weasel is the former mascot of rock station WQMF.

The Louisville Bulls??were a semi-pro football team that played from 1988 to 2011. For their first two seasons they played as an independent team. In 1990 they joined the Hearts of Ohio Football League (HFL) leaving that circuit in 1992 to join the Mid...

The Toy Tiger was a rock & roll and general entertainment club that operated from 1973 to 1999. It's iconic sign was somewhat of an area landmark particularly at night when its neon shown bright at the corner of Bardstown Road and Goldsmith Lane....

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th-most populous city in the U.S.

"To be born in Kentucky is a heritage, to brag about it is a habit, to appreciate it is a virtue," is a famous quote by Paducah, KY native Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb. An author, humorist, editor, and columnist, he wrote more than 60 books...