Colonel Sanders
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Harland David Sanders, commonly known as Colonel Sanders, was an American entrepreneur and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken. He later acted as the company's brand a
Sanders in his famous outfit, c. 1974
The world's first KFC franchise, located in South Salt Lake, Utah
Colonel Sanders's gravesite
Sanders's and his wife's grave at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky Colonel
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Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the best-known colonelcy in the United States. A Kentucky Colonel Commission, the certificate, is awarded i
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…Stewart killed a Shell employee who was with Sanders, and was convicted of murder, eliminating Sanders's competition. Sanders was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel in 1935 by Kentucky governor Ruby Laffoon. His local popularity grew, and, in 1939, food critic Duncan Hines visited Sanders's restaurant and included…
A portrait of Daniel Boone, one of the first Kentucky colonels, painted by Chester Harding in 1820
Colonel Harland Sanders was commissioned by Governor Ruby Laffoon in 1935 and launched Kentucky Fried Chicken as a franchise chain in 1952.
A Pakistani laureate poses with his 2020 Kentucky Colonel Certificate received from Governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear.