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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August 31, 1985: Richard Ramirez Captured
August 30, 1885: Mary Ramey Killed
August 29, 1985: Joann Hobson Disappears
August 28, 1849: The Fall of San Marco
August 27, 1660: John Milton’s Books Burned
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August 25, 1948: Confrontation Day
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August 22, 1864: First Geneva Convention
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August 19, 1692: Salem Witch Trials
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