On this day in 1856, Sen. Charles Sumner was beaten with a gutta-percha stick on the floor of the Senate by a South Carolina congressman. Sumner had been delivering a speech against slavery at the time.
Via W. David Stephenson.
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1856?
By bostnkid
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 2:58pm
i wonder who senator byrd cried for that day?
Probably the guy with the
By Dave
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 4:24pm
Probably the guy with the stick, a Democrat.
Those were the good old
By anon
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 3:20pm
Those were the good old days.
That Gaffin: always a stickler for historical accuracy
By W. David Stephenson
Sun, 05/25/2008 - 6:56pm
Adam: ya got me. Forgot critical detail that it was a gutta-percha stick.
David