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Pro-slavery from used his cane to beat anti-slavery from Mass in on May 22, 1858. Senate records (https://t.co/4HG1JHOneu) say it was "breakdown of reasoned discourse"—#USCivilWar 3 years later.

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12 April 1861: The bombs Fort off the coast of South Carolina, commencing the first shot of U.S. Civil War. The lasted until April 14 when U.S. troops surrendered. https://t.co/oQK7FKiVHB

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12 April 1861: The bombs Fort off the coast of South commencing the first shot of U.S. Civil War. The lasted until April 14 when U.S. troops surrendered. https://t.co/oQK7FKiVHB

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