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First US Congress Establishes Federal Death Penalty
Established the Punishment by Death under the Crimes Act -
Death Penalty Confirmed
Founding Fathers confirmed the use of the death penalty while writing the US Constitution. -
First person excuted under us federal death penalty
they hung Thomas bid in massacuetts -
first national death penalilty abolition society is formed
Abolition of capital punishment was founded -
nine states abolish capital punishment during second great reform era
the us cogress passed a bill reducing the number of federal crimes.