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    History in 8th Sep

  • Huey Long mortally wounded

    Dr. Carl Weiss assassinates Louisiana Senator Huey Long, Jr. in the Louisiana State Capitol as Long tried to remove Weiss' father-in-law from a judicial post. Long would die of his wounds two days later.

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  • Ford pardons Nixon

    President Gerald Ford issues Proclamation 4311, issuing former President Richard Nixon a full pardon for any wrongdoings committed against the United States during the Watergate scandal.

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  • Joshua L. Chamberlain born

    Joshua L. Chamberlain, famous for his regiment's defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg, is born in Maine.

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