U.S. Senator Huey Long dies two days after being shot 80 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1935)


Video: 'Ken Burns' America Huey Long' (early Sept. 1935, at 1:14:21)

(Tuesday, September 10, 1935, 4:06 a.m. local time/6:06 a.m. EDT) — U.S. Senator Huey Long, the “Kingfish” of Louisiana politics, died today in Baton Rouge, two days after being shot in the state Capitol, allegedly by Dr. Carl Weiss.