oct 16, 1859 - The Raid at Haper's Ferry
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On October 16, 1859 was a night when John Brown and 19 other men rode in on horses to Harpers Ferry. They came in to steal weapons for a slave rebellion but they failed because the military got informed on what they were doing and surrounded them.
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