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Day: December 7, 2020

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Sarah Michael

The execution of Charles Brooks, the first person to be executed by lethal injection

December 7, 1982Huntsville, TexasCharles Brooks Jr. (also known as Shareef Ahmad Abdul-Rahim) is executed for the murder of a man, becoming the first person to be executed by lethal injection Lethal injection was first proposed by Oklahoma state medical examiner Jay Chapman who got the idea for a humane alternative to the electric chair while…

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