THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 18
October 18 in history
What happened on October 18: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1859, each linked to the map that shows it.
— John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
16–18 Oct 1859 — John Brown seizes the federal armory to arm a slave rising; marines under Colonel Robert E. Lee retake it in three minutes. The South arms its militias; part of the North makes a martyr; the middle ground dies.
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