Kentucky never seceded from the Union during the Civil War and sent more than twice as many soldiers to the Union Army as to the Confederate!
Kentucky did send more troops to the Union Army than to the Confederate though. While they sent 35,000 to the Confederacy, they sent 90,000 to the Union. It would be understandable if you were confused about where the states's allegiance lie though.
Of the 74 Civil War Monuments currently in Kentucky, 72 of them are for the Confederacy and only 2 are for the United States. It seems they simply couldn't make up their mind.
Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart had a tough time of it during WWI and WWII. While no one could necessarily say they enjoyed the war, Carton de Wiart really had some poor luck. His list of injuries was quite extensive. He was shot in the face, head, ankle, leg, hip and ear. After all that, you wonder how he survived at all.
Saint Augustine was a Father of the Church whose writings were very influential to the development of Western Christianity. He is the patron saint of Augustinians. He was born in 354 but was not baptized until 387. In his youth, Augustine was hedonistic.
After all the friendly and sometimes not-so-friendly competition during the Olympic Games, they end with a communal closing ceremony. While the opening ceremony is tense with competition between countries, the closing ceremony is much more laid back. Athletes from across the world, finally done with their events, mingle with one another.
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist and a passive aggressive book murderer. His first published work was an artist’s book made in collaboration with Danish artist Asger Jorn. This book is most famous for it's cover, a dust jacket made of heavy-grade sandpaper.
