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oct 18, 1859 - The Raid At Harper’s Ferry

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An effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's party of 22 was defeated by a company of U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene

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oct 18, 1859
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~ 166 years ago