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