Josh Katz

Most Recent Articles by Josh Katz

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  On This Day: France Implements the Final Execution By Guillotine
  On Sept. 10, 1977, convicted murderer Hamida Djandoubi became the last person executed by guillotine in France.
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  On This Day: President McKinley Fatally Shot by Anarchist
  On Sept. 6, 1901, Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley at the World's Fair in Buffalo. McKinley would die eight days later.
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  On This Day: British Troops Burn White House and Capitol
  On Aug. 24, 1814, British forces set the White House, Capitol, and much of Washington, D.C., ablaze during the War of 1812, aiming to demoralize America and then take Baltimore.
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  On This Day: “Mona Lisa” Stolen
  On Aug. 21, 1911, Vincenzo Perugia snatched the “Mona Lisa” from the Louvre, believing that it rightfully belongs to his native Italy.
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  On This Day: Kentucky Holds Final Public Execution in the US
  On Aug. 14, 1936, Rainey Bethea was hanged in Owensboro, Ky., for rape and murder, becoming the last person publicly executed in the United States.