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First Recorded Execution
Captain George Kendall was executed by the firing squad. -
Bill of Rights Ratified; Eighth Amendment- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Although the executions that were currenltly happening, the Eighth Amendment did not hinder it. -
Michigan is the first state to abolish the Death Penalty
Michigana's Constitution prohibited the Death Penalty -
Electric Chair was Built
The Electric Chair was built when we were looking for a more 'humane' way of executing a person the hanging. -
First person executed by the Electric Chair
William Kemmbler was the first person to be executed by the Electric Chair when he was convicted of murder. -
Use of Gas Chambers was introduced
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Franz Schmidt's Journal was published
Schmidt's Journal was full of entries that described every execution he ever performed. -
Oklahoma becomes the first state to adopt the Lethal Injection
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Second and Last person to be executed by the Electric Chair in the US
The last person the died by the Electric Chair in the US was Lynda Lyon Block. -
First person to be executed by Lethal Injection
Charles Brooks Jr. -
Indiana vacates the Death Penalty of murderers under 16
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Westley Dodd executed by Hanging
The most recent hanging in the US. -
The Book of Execution is published
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Most Recent Execution by Firing Squad
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The Most recent Execution in the US
Execution was done by Lethal Injection in Texas. Jose Villegas
