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UK/TU Name Change Trivia Snippet: In 1865, John Bowman convinced state legislatures to merge KU and TU utilizing the federal Morrill Act that gave each U.S. state money, to establish Agriculture & Mechanicals (A&M) schools. They located the new A&M College of Kentucky on TU land, but locals called it KU. By 1880, A&M College was commonly known as State College. In 1908 the schools split, one reverted back to Transylvania University and the other became State University, Lexington. The latter, in 1916, officially changed the name to the University of Kentucky.

January 15, 1967, Army PFC David L. Miles from Corbin died in the Vietnam War.
January 15, 1969, Marine Corps LTCOL Ermil L. Whisman from Lexington died in the Vietnam War.