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The Pottawatomie massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States.In reaction to the sacking of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces on May 21, and the telegraphed news of the severe attack on Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner, John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers—some of them members of the Pottawatomie Rifles—responded violently.
The Winchester Medical College (WMC) building, currently located at 302 W. Boscawen Street, Winchester, Virginia, along with all its records, equipment, museum, and library, was burned on May 16, 1862, by Union troops occupying the city. [ 1]: 843 This was "retaliation for the dissection of cadavers from John Brown's Raid ". [ 2]
Signature. John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American evangelist who was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, Brown was captured, tried, and executed by the ...
Occupation. Surgeon. Conviction (s) 1998. Criminal charge. Second-degree murder. Penalty. 15 years to life. John Ronald Brown (July 14, 1922 – May 16, 2010) was an American surgeon who was convicted of second-degree murder after the death of a 79-year-old patient in his care.
Brian D. Kerns, US Representative, Indiana 7th District (2001–2003) [21] William Larrabee, US Representative for Indiana 6th and 11th Districts (1931–1943) [22] D. Bailey Merrill, US Representative, Indiana 8th District (1953–1955) [23] John T. Myers, US Representative, Indiana 7th District (1967–1997) [24]
NRHP reference No. 89001409 [1] Added to NRHP. September 14, 1989. Dr. John Arnold Farm is a historic home and farm and national historic district located in Union Township, Rush County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built in 1853, and is two-story, Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a five-gabled roof forming ...
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RAB. "Rab and his Friends" (1859) is a short story by Scottish writer Dr John Brown. [1] It was very popular in the 19th century and often considered John Brown's best, or at least most well known work. Even though short in length it was often published as a single volume with illustrations. The title character 'Rab' - the Lowland Scots form of ...