Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the political pugilist who rose from a one-room Southern Nevada shack to become the third most powerful person in the world, died Tuesday. He was 82. Reid was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2018. Reid was a revered and reviled force in Democratic politics for more than four decades, gaining a reputation for soft-spoken ruthlessness as he clawed his way from Nevada’s lieutenant governor’s office to the very pinnacle of the U.S. Senate. Learn more about Reid's legacy in the link in our bio.