1890 ⟶ First Execution by Electric Chair
First use of the electric chair as a method for execution.
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🪑 First Execution by Electric Chair
First use of the electric chair as a method for execution.⟶
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United States🏀 Basketball Invented by James Naismith
🎡 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.⟶
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United States🔫 Bonnie and Clyde Killed in Police Ambush
May 23: Bonnie and Clyde are shot to death in a police ambush.⟶
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United States🔫 John Dillinger Killed by FBI
July 22: John Dillinger is gunned down by the FBI outside the Biograph Theater.⟶
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United States💉 First Execution by Lethal Injection
December 7: The first execution by lethal injection takes place in Texas.⟶
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