Louisville, Kentucky: Timeline

1778   The first settlement was made in the area of what is now Louisville, Kentucky by 13 families under Col. George Rogers Clark.

1890   A tornado Tornado

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 strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 people and injuring 200.

1960   October 29 — In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later took the name Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali

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) wins his first professional fight.