1810Government
The city was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819.
1843Military
Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843–1913), founding editor of the Confederate Veteran, buried in Shelbyville's Willow Mount Cemetery.
1885Government
Shelbyville was the home of Turner College, a HBCU established in October 1885 with support from the Kentucky Annual Conference AME Church.
1887History
Pickup (1887–1970), printmaker
Samuel Escue Tillman (1847–1942), U.S.
1890Education
The public school system graduated its first black class in 1890.
1904Government
Prentice Cooper House in Shelbyville, built in 1904 for his grandfather, William Prentice Cooper, who served as the mayor of Shelbyville.
1920Architecture
Located in two brick buildings, between 1920 and 1924 the institution had 385 students.
1921Culture
Katz (1921–2012), Illinois state representative and lawyer
Sondra Locke (1944–2018), actress/director
Judy and Joe Martin, a married couple who trained horses together
Joyce Pau...
1939History
The Celebration began in 1939, and the first winner was Strolling Jim.
1944History
== Notable people ==
Gordon Anderson (born 1944), sculptor
Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper (born 1954).
1964Civil Rights
Schools racially integrated after 1964.
1982History
In 1982, National Pen Corporation purchased its largest competitor, U.S.
1991History
It was in Shelbyville in 1991 that the world's longest pencil was produced, a plastic-cased pencil 1,091 feet (333 m) long, weighing 27 pounds (12 kg).
2005History
Shelbyville was also featured in GADA film's Our Very Own (2005), directed by Cameron Watson.