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23h 49min, nov 21, 1855 y - John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry

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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (also known as John Brown's raid or The raid on Harpers Ferry; in many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry") was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

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23h 49min, nov 21, 1855 y
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~ 170 years ago