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Q When was the last public hanging in the united states?
google ^ | 14 Jan 22 | hapnHal

Posted on 01/14/2022 8:53:19 PM PST by hapnHal

August 14, 1936

Rainey Bethea, executed August 14, 1936 at Owensboro, Kentucky, was the last public execution in America. He was publicly hanged for rape on August 14, 1936 in a parking lot in Owensboro, Kentucky (to avoid damage to the courthouse lawn by thousands of people who were expected to attend).

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1 posted on 01/14/2022 8:53:19 PM PST by hapnHal
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To: hapnHal

Whenver the Palace Media last bashed individual liberty.


2 posted on 01/14/2022 8:57:13 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: hapnHal

You wrote the title of your article beginning with ‘Q’, so it’ll be ignored alongside all the other ‘Q’ threads.


3 posted on 01/14/2022 8:58:11 PM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: hapnHal
Lynchings were also public. They used to take photos and make postcards to mail home.
https://www.withoutsanctuary.org/
4 posted on 01/14/2022 9:00:05 PM PST by dainbramaged (Use it up, wear it out. Make it do or do without.)
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To: hapnHal

Times have changer, our laws have changed.
What’s next?


5 posted on 01/14/2022 9:07:47 PM PST by hapnHal
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To: hapnHal

Times have changer, our laws have changed.
What’s next?


6 posted on 01/14/2022 9:08:01 PM PST by hapnHal
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To: Kevmo

Frequent drunk poster.


7 posted on 01/14/2022 9:24:53 PM PST by TigersEye (Ashli Babbitt was murdered)
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To: hapnHal

Q when will people quit using a search engine run by people who hate you?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=When+was+the+last+public+hanging+in+the+united+states


8 posted on 01/15/2022 6:26:36 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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