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Bourbon, horses and more: These industries shaped Lexington’s first 250 years
Updated September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
250 LEX
As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown.
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From the NCAA Tournament to the Olympics: UK’s 1948 basketball team went for gold
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For one night in 2006, MLB pitcher Roger Clemens joined the Lexington Legends
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MLB pitcher Kevin Jarvis first played baseball for Tates Creek
September 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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UK, Arkansas played one of the longest college football games in history in 2003
September 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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John Crittenden: Kentucky politician who pushed for compromise amid the Civil War
September 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Palmer Pharmacy was a lucrative Black-owned Lexington business. The KKK bombed it
Updated September 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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