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The execution of Atahualpa. "What have I done, or my children, that I should meet such a fate? And from your hands, too, you who have met with friendship and kindness from my people who have received nothing but benefits from my hands." [8] — Atahualpa, last Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire (26 July 1533), prior to execution by strangling
Willingham spent his last moments cursing his ex-wife and the crowd that came to witness his execution. The warden of the prison got so offended that he started out the execution to shut him up and Willingham flipped him the middle finger in response. "Now I'll show you how an Italian dies!" [51] [52] [53] ("Vi faccio vedere come muore un ...
The book documents the final words of death row inmates in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day. The chapters are organized by era and method of execution. In each case, Elder also provides short descriptions of the inmates’ backgrounds and purported crimes.
Famous people, famous quotes. Many of the most memorable quotations are attributed to famous people (whether they actually said them or not!). In honor of Reader’s Digest’s 100th anniversary ...
The Sabbath-Breaker Stoned (Numbers 15). James Tissot c.1900. Capital punishment in the Bible refers to instances in the Bible where death is called for as a punishment and also instances where it is proscribed or prohibited.
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Capture and execution. Omar Mukhtar entering the court room. Mukhtar's struggle of nearly twenty years came to an end on 11 September 1931, ...
Hannah Ocuish (sometimes "Occuish"; [3] March 1774 – December 20, 1786) was a 12-year old Pequot Native American girl, possibly with an intellectual disability, who was hanged on December 20, 1786, in New London, Connecticut, for the murder of Eunice Bolles, the 6-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer.