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1991 Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die
1991 Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street and Lexington Ave, New York City 1972 Chris Borg, born in Lexington South Carolina, canoe, alternate in 1996 Olympics 1970 Susan Sloane, Lexington, Kentucky, tennis star 1969 Kevin Jarvis, Lexington, Kentucky, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Tim Wiley, Lexington Massachusetts, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1969 Travis Fryman, born in Lexington, Kentucky, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1968 Melissa Evridge, Lexington, Kentucky, playmate, Aug, 1990 1968 WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1965 KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Tamara McKinney, Lexington, Kentucky, slalom skier, Olympic-4th-1984 1961 George Clooney, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Dr. Douglas Ross-ER, Batman 1958 Susan Scannell, Lexington Massachusetts, actress, Nicole-Dynasty 1957 WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song 1949 Richard Hell, Richard Myers, Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television 1946 Jim Varney, born in Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Ernest Goes to Jail, "Hey Vern" 1942 Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea 1941 U.S. aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor 1941 Scotty Baesler, born in Lexington, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1993 - 1999 1937 Ned Beatty, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Deliverance, Repossed, Network 1929 Bill Barrett, born in Lexington, Nebraska, Representative-R-Nebraska, 1991 - 2001 1924 Julia Perry, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, Selfish Giant 1909 Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning 1866 Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) 1862 Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid) 1862 Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, Kentucky 1862 BBT Ft. Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington 1861 Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union 1861 Lexington Kentucky - Union military camp forms in neutral state 1839 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students 1821 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri 1775 Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington |
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