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Henry Clay High School, May 23, 1984. See more photos from our archives of Henry Clay High School including an aerial pic of the school the year it opened https://t.co/xMfosy2M2J

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Former UK basketball coach Joe B. Hall at his 160-acre Thoroughbred horse farm, called Tuck- A-Way, in Harrison Co., March 1989. The legendary coach turns 92 today. More images from @heraldleader archives at https://t.co/FPkEvG1hrG

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during his three years @universityofky law school, 1964-67. @senatemajldr #MitchMcConnell Details https://t.co/781E46doJK

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A Nov. 4, 1957 League of Women Voters goose display in downtown Lexington urged everyone to vote saying, “They don’t vote they just squawk.” More than 43,000 Fayette Co. residents were eligible to vote the next day, 25,000 were expected to do so.

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Aerial view of development around Man o’ War Blvd. & Todds Rd., Sept. 22, 1997. Todds Rd. is horizontal in the middle of the image, meeting the curved Man o’ War, which is heading up towards Hamburg, which is under construction in the upper left corner. Pic by @cbertramHL

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The Campbell House Inn construction site on Lexington's Harrodsburg Rd., Jan, 1951. Hotel opened later that year with 130 rooms, each with AC, a radio and a telephone. Details https://t.co/2FncYvH4Al

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At left, the Feb. 16, 1959 Lexington Herald announcing the hire of Don Shula to @UKFootball coach Blanton Collier's staff. At right, the March 21, 1960 Lexington Herald announcing Shula's leaving UK. Shula, one of the greatest NFL coaches ever, died Monday at 90.

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21 years ago today: UK's @CraigYeast and @timcouchtv posed for an @outbackbowl preview photo in @UKFootball's locker room for @heraldleader. See more Tim Couch pics on our blog https://t.co/mrxs8VbOc6

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Looking west down Main Street as thundershowers passed over downtown Lexington, Dec. 5, 1977. In the center is Phoenix Hotel, which was torn down and is now Park Plaza Apartments and Phoenix Park. Just above that is construction of the 22-story Kincaid Towers.

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50 years ago today: A horse gets a workout on the backside of @keeneland on the morning of the first day of the Fall Meet, Oct. 4, 1969. In the background is the grandstand. See more of our #Keeneland pics https://t.co/I9jcKFDWv0

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Trees being planted in Lexington's Triangle Park, April 28, 1982. Years after Rupp Arena was finished in 1976, the area that became the park was a parking lot. https://t.co/fmwPVOvorw

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Construction of the Continental Inn, near the intersection of New Circle and Winchester roads, Sept. 12, 1965. Closed in 2005, it was undoubtedly Lexington’s most colorful hotel, hosting the most varied assortment of characters. https://t.co/kYvVZOM52V

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Mrs. James Mahan sorts out unwanted papers during Lexington's city-wide, two-week annual cleanup campaign in April 1950. Items on the shelf include Ajax cleanser, canned oysters, blackberry preservers, empty coke bottles, canned vegetables and spices, including Kroger cinnamon.

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The Lexington rainbow mural being torn down at 230 West Main St., Oct. 26, 1983. The space was being cleared for a downtown retail and office complex to be called the Lexington Galleria, but it never happened. https://t.co/zikl8N4lvg

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Looking west down Lexington's Main Street at Upper Street, 1939. The building at the corner is the McAdams & Morford Building. The drug store occupied the corner space from 1898-1994.

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The the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire died today. His 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century.

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Ross Perot campaigns on the Capitol steps, May 21, 1992. The undeclared, independent candidate for president collected 40,000 signatures to put his name on the Ky. ballot. He also took shots at President Bush and VP Quayle over Murphy Brown comments. https://t.co/7qLCge5rrs

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Construction of Central Baptist hospital on Lexington's Nicholasville Road in March of 1952. The H-shaped, 108,000 square-foot structure had 173 beds, 25 bassinets, five operating rooms and two delivery rooms. Details https://t.co/njuVP6fD9S

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Moonshine, beer, whisky and a .38 caliber pistol were among the items confiscated by officers when they raided 10 Lexington establishments on April 7, 1956.