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Tornado (1890) • Potatoes Churchill Kentuckygrown Derbyinran on time. Downs’s less thaninfield, two proceeds donated to the Red Cross. months later.

Churchill Downs Bankruptcy (1894) • Original Potatoesracetrack grown inowners Churchill sell Downs’s to new infield, group. proceeds donated to the Red Cross.

The Kentucky State Fair (1902) • Potatoes in Churchill infield, The grown first Kentucky State. Downs’s Fair held proceeds donated to the. Downs. Red Cross. at Churchill

First Model T car built by Henry Ford (1908) Affordable automobiles provided easier transportation to the racetrack.

First recorded airplane flight in Kentucky (1910) • Potatoes grown in Churchill Downs’s Took off from Churchill Downsinfield, proceeds donated to the Red Cross. Infield

Titanic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean (1912) Five year old Johnny Longden and family miss boat on trip to America – grows up to ride and train a Derby winner.

World War I Begins (1914 -1918) • Potatoeswere grown in Churchill in the Infield Downs’s at Churchill infield, proceeds Downs, proceeds donated to the Red to the Cross. Red Cross.

Beginning of the Great Depression (1929) • Potatoes Sports provided grown in an. Churchill escape from Downs’s dailyinfield, life – proceeds. Derby donated attendance to the Red soared. Cross.

The Great Flood (1937) • Potatoes The waters grown receded in Churchill and the. Downs’s Derby ran infield, on proceeds schedule. donated War Admiral to thewins Redand Cross. goes on to win Triple Crown.

America enters World War II (1941 -1945) • Potatoes Due togrown travel in restrictions, Churchill Downs’s people took infield, proceeds streetcars donatedtoto. Churchill the Red Downs. Cross.

Civil Rights Unrest (1967) • Potatoes grown Churchill Downs’s Many expected riotsinafter a tense Derby infield, Week, but proceeds the Red Cross. Martin Lutherdonated King Jr. to helped diffuse the situation.

Smoke Bomb Thrown on Track (1976) National Guard Sergeant Gary Wall races under rail, throws bombgrown in helmet and buries it. Noinfield, one hurt. • Potatoes in Churchill Downs’s proceeds donated to the Red Cross.