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37. Why Public Officials Can’t Duel in Kentucky

Kentucky History & Haunts
Kentucky History & Haunts
Episode • Apr 12, 2021 • 24m
While dueling has been out of style for quite some time in the state of Kentucky, public officials must still swear under oath before taking office that they’ve never participated in a duel or challenged anyone to fight one. Find out why in today’s episode. Be sure to check out the Smithsonian Magazine article ‘Duel!’; the PBS article ‘The History of Dueling in America’; and the fabulous article by Z.F Smith from the Register of Kentucky State Historical Society ‘DUELING, and Some Noted Duels by Kentuckians’

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