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The Kentucky Wildcats football program represents the University of Kentucky in the sport of American football.The Wildcats compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Wildcats played their home games on campus at Cliff Hagan Stadium from 1969 through 2018.On October 21, 2016, Kentucky announced plans to build a new stadium, with fixed seating for 2,400, additional grass berm seating for a permanent capacity of 4,000, and the capability to add temporary seating to raise capacity to as much as 7,000.
Lewis Hayden was born into slavery in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1811, as one of a family of 25. [1] [nb 1] His mother was of mixed race, including African, European, and Native American ancestry; slavery of Native Americans had been prohibited since the 18th century.
On May 12, 2013, the University of Kentucky (UK) agreed to purchase the LTS campus for $13.5 million. LTS has in recent years moved most of its instruction online and doesn't require as much physical space as previously. The seminary moved to a smaller campus in Lexington.
Donald Ball Sr. (July 27, 1936 – March 23, 2018) was an American philanthropist and businessman, who founded the housebuilding company Ball Homes in 1959. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1964 to 1969, he was also a member of the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing, and became known for his charitable work.
The Kentucky Theatre is a historic cinema in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States, that first opened in October 1922. The building is currently owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and leased to a non-profit that shows films and hosts concerts and events.
Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, [2] located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by slaves who also grew and harvested hemp, farmed livestock, and cooked and cleaned for the Clays.
The 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky (UK) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Mark Stoops.