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TIL in Louisville, KY, 1855 the Know-Nothing Party attempted to guard polls and prevent Democrat-leaning Irish and German Catholics from voting. Riots broke out, and Know-Nothings roamed the streets, vandalizing, looting, and burning. Historians estimate deaths at 19-22; Catholics estimate over 100

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