Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination - September 28th, 1885

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On this day in 1885, an angry crowd of more than 2,000 people marched through the streets of Montreal after the city announced a mandatory vaccination program to fight the smallpox epidemic.

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