Dred Scott was a slave owned by John Emerson, an army surgeon from the slave state of Missouri.
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HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich
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6th March 1857: The US Supreme Court makes its ruling in the Dred Scott case
23rd October 1739: The War of Jenkins’ Ear begins
23rd October 2018
22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent
22nd October 2018
21st October 1805: Nelson wins the Battle of Trafalgar
21st October 2018
20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne
20th October 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2017
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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