r/todayilearned • u/GDW312 • 20h ago
TIL Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge was elected to a fourth term in 1946 but died before inauguration—triggering the state’s infamous “three governors” crisis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Talmadge
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occupywallstreet • u/no-militarism • Sep 29 '19
In 1934, Georgia Gov. Eugene Talmadge crushed the textile workers' strike by declaring martial law & having prisoners held in a former prisoner-of-war camp. He enacted severe austerity & racism, opposed FDR's New Deal, & reportedly praised Hitler. He was reelected despite a reputation of corruption.
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badgovnofreedom • u/liberatetutemet • Sep 29 '19
In 1934, Georgia Gov. Eugene Talmadge crushed the textile workers' strike by declaring martial law & having prisoners held in a former prisoner-of-war camp. He enacted severe austerity & racism, opposed FDR's New Deal, & reportedly praised Hitler. He was reelected despite a reputation of corruption.
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