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People from Paducah, Kentucky, by occupation (3 C) Pages in category "People from Paducah, Kentucky" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
In 1852, he moved to Paducah. After leaving the House, he was mentioned as a candidate for Vice President of the United States at the 1856 Democratic National Convention but was never officially nominated; the eventual nominee was fellow Kentuckian John C. Breckinridge .
Born and died in Paducah [16] Jesse Stuart (1907–1984) Novelist, poet, short-story writer Born in Greenup County, poet laureate of Kentucky 1954 Allen Tate (1899–1979) Poet, novelist, literary critic [17] Born in Winchester [17] Helen Thomas (1920–2013) News service reporter in White House press corps [18] Born in Winchester [18]
The former Kansas City teacher was also an activist and detailed her leadership skills in her 1916 book, My Work and Public Sentiment. Related: Black History Month Through the Years: Every Black ...
During the American Civil War, the Commonwealth of Kentucky contributed a large number of officers, politicians, and troops to the war efforts of both the Union and Confederacy.
Paducah (/ p ə ˈ d uː k ə / pə-DOO-kə) is a home rule-class city in the Upland South, and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. [6] The most populous city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located in the Southeastern United States at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Missouri, to the northwest and Nashville ...
In 2016, 42% of white Republicans and 24% of white Democrats felt that Black people were lazier than whites. About 58% of white Americans said “little or nothing needs to be done” to ensure ...
Coolidge, Kansas – Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) [156] Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156]