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Huey Long (1893–1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was a populist member of the Democratic Party from Louisiana who was nationally prominent in the U.S. during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, which Long deemed insufficiently radical. As an alternative, he proposed the Share Our Wealth program in 1934, advocating massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution. Long served as the governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the U.S. Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. A controversial figure, Long is both celebrated as a populist champion of the poor and denounced as a fascistic demagogue. Poised for a 1936 presidential bid, Long was mortally wounded by a lone assassin in 1935. He left behind a political dynasty that included his wife Rose McConnell Long, his son Russell B. Long, and his brother Earl Long, among others. (Full article...)

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A prison fire in Tangerang, Indonesia, kills 41 inmates and injures 80 others.
In Guinea, President Alpha Condé (pictured) is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.
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337 – After disposing of all relatives who possibly held a claim to the throne, Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans became Roman co-emperors.
1791 – The commissioners overseeing the construction of the United States' new capital city named it Washington, D.C., in honor of the first president.
1939 – World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland.
1971 – Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon (pictured), was released.
2001 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, the leader of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated in Afghanistan.

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The Utah Territory was a U.S. territory in the Western United States that existed from its creation on September 9, 1850, to its admission to the Union on January 4, 1896 as the State of Utah. This picture shows the Utah Territory's historical coat of arms, as illustrated by American engraver Henry Mitchell in State Arms of the Union, published in 1876 by Louis Prang. The escutcheon depicts a beehive, representing the state's industrious and hard-working inhabitants, and sego lilies symbolizing peace.

Illustration credit: Henry Mitchell; restored by Andrew Shiva

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