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Richmond, KY
3:02 am, Oct 17, 2026
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Humidity: 97 %
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Sunrise: 7:47 am
Sunset: 6:57 pm
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The day Richmond went silent, Friday November 17, 1972

It was Saturday November 18, 1972 and I was working for my father at The Richmond Daily Register about 6:30 a.m. I remember hearing the phone ring upstairs early Saturday morning before I left for work at my parent’s house in Deacon Hills. I was just going about my daily routine and reporting to the […]