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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October 10, 2003: A.P. Report on the Zetas
October 9, 2002: Aileen Wuornos Executed
October 8, 1987: Hungerford Memorial
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October 6, 1866: Reno Brothers Train Robbery
October 5, 1945: Hollywood’s Black Friday
October 4, 1936: Battle of Cable Street
October 3, 1981: Irish Republican Army Ceases Hunger Striked
October 2, 1780: John André Hanged
October 1, 1982: The Tylenol Murders
September 30, 1986: U.S. Releases Soviet Spy Zakharov
September 29, 1979: Francisco Macis Nguema Executed
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September 26, 1985: “Kansas City Butcher” Kills
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