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Morro Castle fire and Huey Long assassinated noted in history
The history notes the Morro Castle luxury liner disaster off the New Jersey coast in 1939 with 134 lives lost. It also recalls Huey Long being shot in 1935 and dying days later in Baton Rouge. Additional items include Tunis allowing a French naval base near Bizerte and later civic events in Atlanta and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Sen
Huey Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Tunis
France
Bizerte
Atlanta
Richard Cushing
Boston