In the War of 1812 more than half of all Americans killed in action were Kentuckians.
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The old official state tree was the Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus.) The tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is the current official state tree. The change was made in 1976.
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In 1888, "Honest Dick" Tate the state treasurer embezzled $247,000 and fled the state of Kentucky.