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More than half of them were Black men; nearly all of them were put to death in Florida, Oklahoma, or Texas.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Almost half of those put to death as of the end of November were convicted of drug-related offences, while 53 were convicted of national security offences, the Norway-based group said.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Deuteronomy 24:16 states: “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

There have been 39 executions in the United States this year, the most since 2013, when 39 inmates were also put to death.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Soon after the king was put to death, revolutionary France was at war with Great Britain, Holland, Spain, and Austria.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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