[post_page_title]Harvey Twitchell (1840-1905) / Conan O’Brien[/post_page_title]
We promise this is the last late night talk show host we’re going to feature here. It’s also the last Civil War figure – this time Union Army soldier and Louisiana State Senator Harvey Twitchell, who by all accounts later became the ginger host who’s currently the longest-serving late night figure on television. Not-so-fun fact: in 1876, an assassin armed with a rifle tried to kill Twitchell. He failed, but both of the former soldier’s arms were amputated above the elbow as a result. And you thought hecklers were bad…
