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June 20, 2019: Marion Wilson Jr. Executed Jun 20, 2020

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On this day in 2019, 42-year-old Marion Wilson Jr. was executed by lethal injection. He was the 1500th person to be executed in the United States since the return of the death penalty in 1976.

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June 19, 1903: Mussolini Arrested Jun 19, 2020

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On this day in 1903, one of the most infamous Italians in history, Benito Mussolini, was arrested—for neither the first, nor the last time.

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June 18, 1984: Battle of Orgreave Jun 18, 2020

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On this day in 1984, a miner’s union strike in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, devolved into a bloody clash with local policemen.

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June 17, 1939: Wiedmann to the Guillotine Jun 17, 2020

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On this day in 1939, kidnapper and serial murderer Eugen Wiedmann was sent to the guillotine in Versailles, France...

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June 16, 1944: George Stinney Executed Jun 16, 2020

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On this day in 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest American to be executed in the 20th century. But he may have been killed for a crime he didn’t even commit…

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June 15, 1648: Margaret Jones Executed Jun 15, 2020

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On this day in 1648, midwife and medicine woman Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in Boston. She was the first woman killed for the crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony, pre-dating the infamous Salem Witch Trials by almost 50 years.

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June 14, 1940: First Transport to Auschwitz Jun 14, 2020

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On this day in 1940, a group of 728 Polish prisoners were forced on a train from Tarnów to Auschwitz. Less than half survived.

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June 13, 1977: Murder of Robin Elam Jun 13, 2020

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On this day in 1977, 26-year-old Sister Roberta “Robin” Elam was raped and brutally murdered on the grounds of her own convent.

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June 12, 1994: Simpson and Goldman Murdered Jun 12, 2020

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On this day in 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered outside of Nicole’s Brentwood home.