Topic: Huey P. Long

On Sept. 8, 1945, U.S. troops arrived in southern Korea after Soviet troops occupied the north.

On Sept. 8, 1941, the Siege of Leningrad -- the Russian city now known as St. Petersburg -- began.

On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford granted former President Richard Nixon a full pardon for any offenses he may have committed during his years in office.

In 1974, U.S. President Gerald Ford granted a full pardon to former President Richard Nixon, who had resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

A video camera was rolling near New Orleans on Monday when strong winds blew several shipping containers and train cars off an elevated bridge.

The assassination of Sen. Huey P. Long, which happened almost exactly 80 years ago, is getting another look by a new exhibit opening in New Orleans next month.

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