Could the Carrington Event happen again?
“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread ...
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Inside The Pig War Of 1859, When A Dead Pig Almost Triggered A Battle Between America And Great Britain
Almost 100 years after the Revolutionary War ended, the United States and Great Britain almost went to war again in the so-called “Pig War.” This time, the conflict arose not over questions of ...
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John Brown's black raiders
On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 21 men on an assault at Harpers Ferry -- an event that shook the nation and [nudged it even closer toward civil war]. Among these raiders were five black men ...
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Historian shares the military aspects of John Brown’s raid
Most historians concentrate on the social and historical events caused by the 1859 raid of abolitionist John Brown and his ...
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THE TRADE OF CANADA.; Imports into Canada during 1859-The New Tariff not Injurious to Commerce with the United States.
Correspondence of the New-York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s ...