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Only 1 Governor was ever assassinated in the history of the USA.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 9/11/25 at 3:10 pm
Without looking (honor system here folks)
#1 Can you name the Governor?
#2 Can you say how many days they were in office?
#3 Can you name the state?
kywildcatfanone is correct!
#1 Can you name the Governor?
#2 Can you say how many days they were in office?
#3 Can you name the state?
kywildcatfanone is correct!
This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 9:56 am
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Posted on 9/11/25 at 3:40 pm to Cheese Grits
I had to look it up. The gent's last name was... unfortunate bless him.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 4:21 pm to Cheese Grits
I dont have a correct answer for any of the questions. 
Posted on 9/11/25 at 4:55 pm to Cheese Grits
It was a Kentucky Governor, I know that.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 8:34 am to Cheese Grits
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Without looking (honor system here folks)
Did not have any of the answers in my head, so I looked it up. Holy Crap...that is quite a story. I had no idea.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 9:48 am to Cheese Grits
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Can you name the Governor?
Nope. My immediate thought was George Wallace, although he of course survived.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 9:54 am to madmaxvol
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Holy Crap...that is quite a story. I had no idea.
Was supposed to be made into a movie about 10 to 20 years ago, never was to my knowledge. Total bummer.
Viewed in today's time, imagine Microsoft having somebody assassinated in broad daylight with lots of witnesses and nobody actually goes to jail (not prosecuted or pardoned) in the end. With all the fake "conspiracies" out there it is always the real ones that are more fascinating but lost to history.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 10:53 am to Cheese Grits
This is the biggest hanging chad since Florida 2000, can you post a link? Some of us "didn't look it up" like you asked.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:32 pm to Cheese Grits
I can name #1 and #3, and have a good idea about #2 without needing to look it up. I read 2 books about it. The state was a powder Keg at the time.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 4:24 pm to kywildcatfanone
Shot in front of everybody at the old State Capitol in the middle oi the day in broad daylight. L&N Railroad was one of the biggest companies at the time. It was thought they were the real puppet master pulling the stings to whack Gobel (Sopranos were never that bold).
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:27 am to Cheese Grits
Was the violence in Kentucky by this time connected to the Civil War? My ancestors are from the SE part of the state and fought on both sides. It was a very chaotic situation.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:41 am to BuckI
No, it was all about money and power.
To be fair, this is the root of all wars but I digress.
Fort Knox in KY
Naval Ordinace in KY
Largest scrapyards in the US in LOU and CIN
Mason - Hanger in KY
Lots of other tales to ticklish to tell.
Here is a clip from WIK
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.
Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the great success stories of American business. Operating under one name continuously for 132 years, it survived civil war and economic depression and several waves of social and technological change.
The combined company became CSX Transportation (CSX), which now owns and operates all of the former Louisville and Nashville lines, except for some routes abandoned or sold off.
As of 2025, there are just four American owned Class I freight railroad companies and one passenger railroad company (Amtrak).
Amtrak
BNSF Railway
CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern Railway
Union Pacific Railroad
Merger talks are underway to combine CSX and BNSF, so coast to coast monopoly power is a very real possibility.
To be fair, this is the root of all wars but I digress.
Fort Knox in KY
Naval Ordinace in KY
Largest scrapyards in the US in LOU and CIN
Mason - Hanger in KY
Lots of other tales to ticklish to tell.
Here is a clip from WIK
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.
Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the great success stories of American business. Operating under one name continuously for 132 years, it survived civil war and economic depression and several waves of social and technological change.
The combined company became CSX Transportation (CSX), which now owns and operates all of the former Louisville and Nashville lines, except for some routes abandoned or sold off.
As of 2025, there are just four American owned Class I freight railroad companies and one passenger railroad company (Amtrak).
Amtrak
BNSF Railway
CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern Railway
Union Pacific Railroad
Merger talks are underway to combine CSX and BNSF, so coast to coast monopoly power is a very real possibility.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:31 am to Cheese Grits
I love learning about the past. Thanks for the info. 
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:35 pm to Cheese Grits
Your statement lacks some needed precision, only one sitting governor was assassinated. Former Louisiana governor Huey Long was killed by an assassin while he was still a prominent nationally important politician.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 8:50 am to FlyDownTheField83
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Former Louisiana governor Huey Long
Yes, key word being FORMER. They have made movies about Huey, none about this one.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:13 am to FlyDownTheField83
From friend of the people to wannabe dictator, Huey was all things to different people. He had a lot of enemies who wanted to eliminate him, but it appears his own bodyguards took him out because of their carelessness
Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:56 am to Cheese Grits
I’m sorry does Huey P. Long not count for some reason?
Nevermind, I see you meant Gov. when they were assasinated.
Nevermind, I see you meant Gov. when they were assasinated.
This post was edited on 9/25/25 at 5:59 am
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