On this day in 1912, 17-year-old Virginia Christian was executed by electric chair for the murder of her employer, Ida Belote. To this day, Virginia remains the only female juvenile delinquent ever sentenced to the electric chair.
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November 1, 1950: Truman Assassination Attempt
October 31, 1984: Indian Prime Minister Assassinated
October 30, 1831: Nat Turner Apprehended
October 29, 1901: Death of McKinley’s Assassin
October 28, 1895: H.H. Holmes Murder Trial Begins
October 27, 1659: Quakers Hanged for Being Quakers
October 26, 2007: Verdict for Murderer of Expectant Mother
October 25, 1929: Teapot Dome Scandal
October 24, 1986: UK Closes Syrian Embassy
October 23, 1982: Christ Miracle Healing Shootout
October 22, 1934: Pretty Boy Floyd Killed
October 21, 2009: Elizabeth Olten Murdered
October 20, 2003: Man Illegally Jumps Over Niagara Falls
October 19, 2000: Robert Lee Yates, Jr. Pleads Guilty
October 18, 1985: Benjamin Moloise Hangs
October 17, 1931: Al Capone Convicted
October 16, 1965: Lesley Ann Downey Found Dead
October 15, 1991: Clarence Thomas Confirmed to Supreme Court
October 14, 1912: Theodore Roosevelt Assassination Attempt
October 13, 54 CE: Death of Emperor Claudius
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