On This Day - September 8, A Shot of History

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1504 – Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_%28Michelangelo%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u8LDXhFzPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwJaSkhwu6M

1935 – US Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long, nicknamed "Kingfish", is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_D9H7aZts0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-Auh8WylE

1991 – The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwo9nHGtJeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrDquNa3ki8

1963 – Hitoshi Matsumoto, Japanese comedian and actor, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Matsumoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8bBF2GbztI

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet