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Kentucky Highlands Timeline - 1940
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Four of five rural Kentucky homes are still without electricity. |
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1940 |
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Blight kills American Chestnut in Kentucky’s forests. |
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1940 |
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Deer population reduced to 2,000 in Kentucky. |
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1940 |
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Coal mining employment peaks with 61,800 workers and over 42 million tons produced. |
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1941 |
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The nation enters World War II. |
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1943 |
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Simeon Willis, a Republican from Boyd County, is elected governor. |
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1946 |
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Catastrophic flooding at Pineville, Ky, leads to the construction of a system of levees and floodwalls. |
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1946 |
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Fred Vinson of Louisa is the first Kentuckian to be appointed Chief Justice of the United States. |
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1947 |
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Earle C. Clements of Union County is elected governor. |
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