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wlky.com > article > funding-approved-restore-king-louis-xvi-statue-louisville > 70611730

Funding approved to restore King Louis XVI statue in Louisville

2+ hour ago  (455+ words) A piece of Louisville history could soon return to downtown. A Metro Council committee has approved funding to restore the statue of King Louis XVI, which once stood at Sixth and Jefferson streets outside Metro Hall. The monument was vandalized…...

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wlky.com > article > tarc-honors-black-history-month-elmer-lucille-allen > 70335391

'You have to give': TARC honors Black History Month with a tribute and panel

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (377+ words) The Transit Authority of River City is marking Black History Month by honoring the legacy of Rosa Parks and spotlighting local leaders who have made a lasting impact. At Union Station on Thursday, TARC hosted a public discussion focused on…...

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wlky.com > article > louisville-east-broadway-church-future > 69980466

‘Too important to sit here’: City leaders weigh future of historic East Broadway church

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (410+ words) A historic church in downtown Louisville is at a crossroads after being vacant for years and a damaging fire. Now boarded up and fenced off, Saint Paul's German Evangelical Church along East Broadway faces an uncertain future as city leaders…...

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wlky.com > article > louisville-veterans-world-war-ii-hiroshima-nagasaki > 65645426

Louisville honors 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (283+ words) Ceremonies were held on Saturday to honor the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. One commemoration took place at Bowman Field, where Honor Flight Bluegrass organized a special experience for several veterans. A standout moment came for 100-year-old Jack…...

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wlky.com > article > tribute-revolutionary-war-hero-louisville-jeffersonville > 64747997

Tribute to revolutionary war hero connects Louisville and Jeffersonville

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (318+ words) The banks of the Ohio River were transformed into a living history lesson Monday as Louisville and Jeffersonville came together to celebrate the legacy of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette. "He was a great soldier, leader, diplomat and patriot…...

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wlky.com > article > mass-grave-fighters-roman-empire-era-battle-vienna > 64394980

A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (439+ words) As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating back to the first-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies…...