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Events on Friday 8 October 1869 1
1804 – 1869Franklin Pierce14th President — Bleeding KansasFranklin Pierce (Nov 23, 1804 – Oct 8, 1869) was the 14th President 1853-1857. His signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act reignited the slavery debate and led to "Bleeding Kansas," accelerating the path to the Civil War.