Daniel Boone Day commemorates frontiersman's first visit to Kentucky

June 7 (UPI) -- Daniel Boone Day, celebrated annually on June 7, commemorates the day in 1769 that the famed frontiersman first laid eyes on the forests and valleys of what is now Kentucky.

The holiday was founded in the 19th century by the Kentucky Historical Society. The date, June 7, was chosen because it was the day in 1769 that Boone first entered what is now Kentucky.

Boone founded in the settlement of Boonesborough in the Kentucky region in 1778, marking one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Other holidays and observances for June 7, 2022, include June Bug Day, National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, Trial Technology Day and VCR Day.