| rdfs:comment | - Huey Pierce Long Jr. (1893–1935), known as "The Kingfish", was the 40th governor of Louisiana. He was considered a hero by his supporters, and a power-hungry, autocratic bumpkin by detractors. He created the "Share Our Wealth" movement: a series of reforms that basically heavily taxed the rich and gave monthly allowance to the poor, with other tasks as well.
- The Huey Long was a battlecruiser in service to the Terran Confederacy, most likely as part of the Colonial Fleet. In the wake of the protoss attack on Chau Sara, it was dispatched alongside the Jackson V as part of the counterattack to reinforce the Sara System.
- Details: Nicknamed The Kingfish, Huey Long was a noted Louisiana governor and senator planning a bid for President of the United States. Had he succeeded, he might have been one of the greatest American Presidents to hold office. In July 1935, he claimed to have uncovered a plot to kill him and made sure to be surrounded by bodyguards. Later in 1935, Long was departing a special session of the Louisiana Legislature when he was confronted by Carl Weiss wanting to speak to him. Long shrugged him off, but Weiss was insistent. Long's bodyguards opened fire on Weiss after he took a punch at Long, taking his life in a hail of no more than sixty-one bullets. At the time, it was thought Weiss had actually shot at Long, but a gun wasn't found with Weiss. Long was hit by a stray shot and seemed to b
- Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician from the state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. He served as Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. senator from 1932 to 1935.
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| abstract | - Details: Nicknamed The Kingfish, Huey Long was a noted Louisiana governor and senator planning a bid for President of the United States. Had he succeeded, he might have been one of the greatest American Presidents to hold office. In July 1935, he claimed to have uncovered a plot to kill him and made sure to be surrounded by bodyguards. Later in 1935, Long was departing a special session of the Louisiana Legislature when he was confronted by Carl Weiss wanting to speak to him. Long shrugged him off, but Weiss was insistent. Long's bodyguards opened fire on Weiss after he took a punch at Long, taking his life in a hail of no more than sixty-one bullets. At the time, it was thought Weiss had actually shot at Long, but a gun wasn't found with Weiss. Long was hit by a stray shot and seemed to be fine, but died two days later of internal bleeding. Years afterward, the Weiss family want Carl's name cleared, rationalizing that Long might have taken shots from his own bodyguards. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the September 30, 1992 episode. Results: Solved. In research unavailble to the public, it has been revealed that Senator Long had a life insurance policy of $10,000. The policy would double if he died by accident. The Long family was awarded $20,000. After Long died, the insurance company hired a private investigator to look into the matter. The investigator discovered that Senator Huey Long was fatally shot accidentally by his bodyguards. Links:
* Huey Long on Unsolved.com
* Huey Long on Wikipedia
- Huey Pierce Long Jr. (1893–1935), known as "The Kingfish", was the 40th governor of Louisiana. He was considered a hero by his supporters, and a power-hungry, autocratic bumpkin by detractors. He created the "Share Our Wealth" movement: a series of reforms that basically heavily taxed the rich and gave monthly allowance to the poor, with other tasks as well.
- Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician from the state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. He served as Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. senator from 1932 to 1935. Long created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934, which proposed new wealth redistribution measures in the form of a net asset tax on large corporations and individuals of great wealth to curb the poverty and crime resulting from the Great Depression. He was an ardent critic of the Federal Reserve System. A supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's election as president in 1932, Long split with FDR in June 1933 to plan his own presidential bid for 1936, supported by the influential Catholic priest and radio commentator Charles Coughlin. The following month, Long was shot by Carl Alden Weiss, the son-in-law of a judge who lost his position due to a redistricting bill Long had made a top priority. While Long's wounds were not immediately fatal, he died two days later on September 10, 1935. As is the case with a number of assassinations, Long's death has been subject to intense scrutiny and conspiracy theories have developed with time.
- The Huey Long was a battlecruiser in service to the Terran Confederacy, most likely as part of the Colonial Fleet. In the wake of the protoss attack on Chau Sara, it was dispatched alongside the Jackson V as part of the counterattack to reinforce the Sara System.
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