June 16th: On this date...

... in 1983, Republican Louie Guenther, a state legislator out of Louisville, decided he was filing a bill to be considered in next year's state legislature requiring the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to play each other annually in basketball and football. Negotiations were already going on between the two schools, but Guenther was afraid nothing would get done. The Cats and Cards had just played Dream Game 1 in Knoxville during the 1983 NCAA Tournament with a Final Four berth on the line. The game was considered an overwhelming success that many wanted to happen regularly. I'm guessing this was Guenther most notable accomplishment in office.

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