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 13, 1961: Barbed Wire Sunday
August 12, 1993: The Bosco Murders
August 11, 1994: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
August 10, 2019: Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead
August 9, 1969: The Manson Family Murders
August 8, 1963: The Great Train Robbery
August 7, 1934: Ban on “Ulysses” Struck Down
August 6, 1993: Louis Freeh Confirmed FBI Director
August 5, 1992: LAPD Officers Charged
August 4, 1944: Anne Frank Arrested
August 3, 1948: Alger Hiss’ Confrontation Day
August 2, 1980: Bologna Massacre
August 1, 1921: The Assassination of Sid Hatfield
July 31, 30 BCE: The Death of Mark Antony
July 30, 1945: USS Indianapolis Torpedoed
July 29, 1993: John Demjanjuk Acquitted
July 28, 1868: 14th Amendment Ratified
July 27, 1919: The Murder of Eugene Williams
July 26, 1908: Special Agent Force Founded
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