nov 21, 1855 - Bleeding Kansas
Description:
a series of violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffians" The heart of the conflict was basically the question of whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave state or a free state. caused by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 21, 1855
Now
~ 170 years ago