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— George Stinney, African-American child and youngest American with an exact age executed by the United States (16 June 1944), on whether he had any final words before his wrongful execution via electric chair. 14-year-old Stinney was tried and sentenced to death by Judge Philip H. Stoll in under three hours on 14 April after an all-white ...
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
— Barnard Elliott Bee Jr., Confederate general of the American Civil War (22 July 1861), before being mortally wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run. His last words gave rise to the nickname of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Death of Col Edward D. Baker: At the Battle of Balls Bluff near Leesburg Va. Oct. 21st 1861, by Currier and Ives.
These were her last words before she almost instantly fell asleep. A few minutes later, the nurse who stood watching her was surprised at seeing a sudden change pass over the countenance of the sleeping patient, and almost immediately those signs of death which are so well known to a trained nurse began to show themselves.
When he died, Walt Disney left behind a multi-million dollar franchise. But one small note changed everything.
"When I die, I want my last words to be," Diddy read from the card. Usher appeared on the show with Diddy in 2017 (pictured in 2020.) "I did it," he said, before flinging the card in the air to a ...
Last words are the final utterances before death. The meaning is sometimes expanded to somewhat earlier utterances. The meaning is sometimes expanded to somewhat earlier utterances. Last words of famous or infamous people are sometimes recorded (although not always accurately), which then became a historical and literary trope .
Official court documents have disclosed Matthew Perry’s last words before he died.. The Friends star, 54, who passed away in October last year from “acute effects of ketamine” was reportedly ...