Silverchase to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWilliam Kemmler, the first person to be executed by electric chairen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
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It took two tries. Witness reports say he caught fire. “They would have done better using an axe.” — George Westinghouse
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