# capital punishment
The Death Row Baseball Team and Other Odd Episodes in History
Every now and then, just about everybody could do with a little bit of extra motivation and added incentive to do what needs doing. However, do you know who did not need…
18 Examples of Crime and Punishment in the Ancient Persian Empire
The Persian Empire was actually a series of empires, ruled by a string of imperial dynasties for nearly two and…
20 Facts About Excruciating Methods of Execution and Torture in History
Prostitution is famously known as the oldest profession in the world. Coming in at a close second, however, must surely…
Here are 10 Unsettling Things You Don’t Know About the Electric Chair and its Victims through History
At the time of writing, 31 American states have the death penalty, and the United States is the only ‘Western’…
Today in History: United States Executes A 14-Year-Old Boy For Hate Crimes (1944)
In 1944, the United States was a segregated nation and would be for another two decades. Especially in the South,…
Condemned To Death: 5 of America’s Longest Serving Death Row Inmates
The existence of the death penalty in 31 states (and the federal government) continues to cause controversy as human rights…
This Day in History: The Last Woman to be Hanged in England is Convicted (1955)
This day in history the last woman to be hanged in Britain was convicted. Ruth Ellis was a Nightclub owner…