The 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1899.
The Republican incumbent, William Bradley, was term-limited. The
Democrats chose William Goebel. Republicans nominated William Taylor.
Taylor won by a vote of 193,714 to 191,331. The vote was challenged on
grounds of voter fraud, but the Board of Elections, though stocked with
pro-Goebel members, certified the result. Democratic legislators began
investigations, but before their committee could report, Goebel was shot
by an unknown assassin (event pictured) on January 30, 1900. Democrats
voided enough votes to swing the election to Goebel, Taylor was deposed,
and Goebel was sworn into office on January 31. He died on February 3.
The lieutenant governor of Kentucky, J. C. W. Beckham, became
governor, and battled Taylor in court. Beckham won on appeal, and Taylor
fled to Indiana, fearing arrest as an accomplice. The only persons
convicted in connection with the killing were later pardoned; the
assassin's identity remains a mystery.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1723:
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann
Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Ewigkeit,_du_Donnerwort,_BWV_60>
1775:
Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of the Colony of Virginia,
signed a proclamation promising freedom for the slaves of Patriots if
they joined the British Armed Forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore%27s_Proclamation>
1916:
In the congressional elections, Jeannette Rankin became the
first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Rankin>
1987:
Tunisian prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali deposed and
replaced President Habib Bourguiba by declaring him medically unfit for
the duties of the office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Tunisian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fortify:
1. (transitive)
2. To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to
something); to strengthen.
3. To support (one's or someone's opinion, statement, etc.) by producing
evidence, etc.; to confirm, to corroborate.
4. To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients,
especially minerals or vitamins.
5. (figurative)
6. To impart fortitude or moral strength to (someone or their
determination, or something); to encourage.
7. To make (something) defensible against attack by hostile forces.
8. (archaic) To make (something) structurally strong; to strengthen.
9. (military)
10. To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or
them) in a defensive position.
11. To secure and strengthen (a place, its walls, etc.) by installing
fortifications or other military works.
12. (obsolete) To provide (a city, a fortress, an army, etc.) with
equipment or soldiers.
13. (winemaking) To add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol
content.
14. (intransitive)
15. (military) To install fortifications or other military works; also
(sometimes figurative), to put up a defensive position.
16. (obsolete) To become strong; to strengthen.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fortify>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
"I conclude that all is well," says Oedipus, and that remark is
sacred. It echoes in the wild and limited universe of man. It teaches
that all is not, has not been, exhausted. It drives out of this world a
god who had come into it with dissatisfaction and a preference for
futile suffering. It makes of fate a human matter, which must be settled
among men.
--Albert Camus
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Camus>