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February 3

Governor Goebel Dies After Assassination: Kentucky's Only Murdered Governor

Kentucky Governor William Goebel died three days after being shot outside the state capitol in Frankfort, becoming the only sitting U.S. governor ever assassinated. His contested election and violent death exposed the fierce factional politics of turn-of-the-century Kentucky and triggered a constitutional crisis over the legitimacy of his brief governorship.

February 3, 1900

126 years ago

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