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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Those Pesky Fenians (1866)
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It’s June 8th. This day in 1866, a series of raids by Irish-Americans is taking place, starting in Vermont and headed across the border to attack British outposts in southern Canada.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the “Fenian raids,” and the effo...