Walter, I may have misunderstood you, but what happened with KY on June 1, 1792? Probably you are talking about _re_joining... Since KY never seceded, it didn't have to (re-!)join.
Am I missing something? Igor Fri Dec 3 10:47:53 CST 2010 Walter Gilbert wrote: > This sort of reminds me of the ongoing dispute here in the US > between Kentucky and Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, > but spent most of his life and political career in Illinois. Illinois > claims to be the Land of Lincoln ... but, we still have his old log > cabin birthplace here in Kentucky. > > Oddly enough, Kentucky was also the birthplace of the president of the > Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, during the Civil War, and never officially > seceded from, nor joined, the Union. Thus concludes today's "Moment of > Pedantry" -- with your host, Walt Gilbert. > > -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
