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  1. ...championship, and had a record of 297-100. He was named SEC coach of the year four times, and retired in 1985.
  2. November 30, 1928: Joe B. Hall, UK basketball coach, was born in Cynthiana. He led the Wildcats to 8 SEC titles, 1 national...
  3. ...prisoners. He was known as the "Butcher" and remains the topic of heated debate even today.
  4. ...considered to be an "overzealous" military commander during the Civil War, invoking martial law and executing guerrilla...
  5. November 30, 1894: Stephen Burbridge, a controversial Union officer, passed away. Burbridge had been born in Georgetown in 1831, and was...
  6. ...the Highland Institute in 1908 in Breathitt Co., which had a church, orphanage, and hospital for the local citizens.
  7. ...attended Centre College, and enlisted in the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, he founded...
  8. November 27, 1916: Edward O. Guerrant, Presbyterian minister and officer in Morgan's Raiders, of Sharpsburg, KY, passed away. He...
  9. ...also helped with the establishment of the public school system in L'ville.
  10. November 27, 1869: Samuel Nicholas, Lex native and 1st pres of the University of L'ville, passed away. He served as pres from 1846-7, and..
  11. Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe and fun holiday. :-)
  12. I'll be baking a chocolate pecan pie (commonly served at Derby parties!) for Thanksgiving tomorrow: http://tinyurl.com/yhrm73f
  13. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving family tradition?
  14. ...rights, & worked to build schools, promote female voting rights, & fight tuberculosis in Lexington. She is buried in Lexington Cemetery.
  15. November 25, 1920: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, suffragist from Franklin Co., KY, passed away. She was a fierce proponent of social...
  16. ..."Hawk" for his skillful defensive play. His lifetime batting average was .333, and he passed away in 1990.
  17. November 25, 1896: Clinton Thomas, baseball player, was born in Greenup, KY. He appeared in two Negro World Series and was nicknamed...
  18. ...which called for abolition and gave him national fame. In 1840 and 1844, he was a candidate for the presidency for the Liberty Party.
  19. November 25, 1857: James Gillespie Birney, abolitionist from Danville, KY, passed away. In 1834, he published "Letter on Colonization,"...
  20. Does anyone watch "Pawn Stars" on the History Channel? It makes me cringe how they handle historic objects...