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====== 1875 ======
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===== Events =====
==== Boone County ====
  * The //[[Boone County Recorder]]// is founded by W. L. [[riddell_family|Riddell]]

==== Kentucky ====
  * May 17 - Aristides, ridden by [[african-americans|African-American]] jockey Oliver Lewis, wins the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

==== U.S. & World ====
  * //Carmen//, Georges Bizet's famous opera, premiers in Paris.
  * March 18 - The U.S. Senate approves a treaty with the Kingdom of Hawaii, granting the U.S. exclusive trade rights.

===== More Information =====
  * [[African Americans in the Militia in 1875]]
  * Boone County [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/36731/0|African American Tax List]], 1875.
  * //Boone County Recorder//: 
    * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/32045/0|September]], 1875
    * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/35585/0|October]], 1875
    * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/35589/0|November]], 1875
    * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/35349/0|December]], 1875