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Relive UK’s basketball victory over Indiana in the 1975 NCAA Tournament
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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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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How the Lexington Women’s Club has supported the community for over 75 years
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Pistol dueling editors are part of the history of Kentucky’s first newspaper
June 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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June is homecoming month in Lexington. See events planned, ways to celebrate
May 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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How Central KY ‘Tent Girl’ homicide victim was identified nearly 30 years later
May 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Born a slave, Isaac Murphy became one of history’s greatest jockeys
May 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Lexington history: Queen Elizabeth’s visits to horse farms and the Kentucky Derby
May 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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How Lexington’s Urban League chapter grew from a speech to providing housing
May 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Lexington history: How an iconic UK building burned down and was rebuilt
May 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Lexington’s Narco Farm was the nation’s first drug rehabilitation center
Updated May 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Lexington inventor created the first steamboat engine, tested on Elkhorn Creek
May 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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See 200 years of Kentucky’s LGBTQ+ history on display this summer
Updated May 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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