History of the Death Penalty
1787
1790
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1608
1775
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1833-1844
- Public
executions were started to be seen as cruel. Many debates started to be held
and these debates lead many states to create laws that said only private
executions could be held and all public executions would be abolished. These
states included Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New
Jersey
1852
1924
1936
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1972
1976
1982
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1986
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1988
1993
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2001
2005
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