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Nels Jensen 1890 - 1978

Nels Jensen of Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin was born on September 16, 1890, and died at age 88 years old in December 1978.
Nels Jensen
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin 53405
September 16, 1890
December 1978
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    1890

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    September 16, 1890
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  • 12/dd
    1978

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    December 1978
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    Nels Jensen lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1890, in the year that Nels Jensen was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1935, at the age of 45 years old, Nels was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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