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One On One: Historian recounts Lexington's long tradition of July 4 celebrations

WUKY | By Alan Lytle
Published July 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT
Postcard circa 1940: “citizenship training for Girls and boys through the Community Chest Agencies.”
image provided by the Lexington History Museum
Postcard circa 1940: “citizenship training for Girls and boys through the Community Chest Agencies.”

This year, Lexington is celebrating its two hundred fiftieth anniversary, which makes this holiday weekend one for the record books. So we thought now would be a good time to hear from Mandy Higgins, executive director of the Lexington History Museum, who along with Alan Lytle cohosts WUKY's Lex Talk History podcast. Together they discuss some of the more notable July 4 celebrations in our city's history.
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Alan Lytle
Alan Lytle has more than 25 years of experience as a Kentucky broadcaster. Over that span he has earned multiple awards for anchoring, writing and producing news & features for WUKY. He took home the Kentucky Broadcasters Association's Best Radio Anchor award in 2021.
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