17h 57min, apr 9, 1862 y - Harpers Ferry
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Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.
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17h 57min, apr 9, 1862 y
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~ 164 years ago