On this day, Sept. 8, 1935, U.S. Sen. Huey Long was shot in the Louisiana capitol building. He died two days later at the age of 42.
Long was a Great Depression-era radical populist with the motto, “Every Man a King.” He advocated federal spending on public works, and old-age pensions promised a $2,500 minimum income per family.
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