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jan 1, 1856 - Bleeding Kansas

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This entire year sees over 50 murders in the conflict over slavery and becomes the foundation for the term "Bleeding Kansas." Some historians declare that the civil war started in Kansas Territory during 1856 and not Harper's Ferry.

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jan 1, 1856
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~ 169 years ago