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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/licecrispies on 2025-06-22 02:40:31+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the Doctor’s Riot of 1788 in NYC, which left up to 20 dead and was a reaction to physicians and medical students stealing bodies from graves. It forced doctors in the city to go into hiding.