Five Last Meals Of Convicted Criminals
This week, Texas decided to take away a prisoner's last meal after convicted murderer Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered a large dinner as his last meal and then refused to eat it. Lawmakers said "enough is enough" and have cancelled this tradition from the Texas death row. Do you think this is right? Should prisoners sentenced to death be given a last meal? Almost all societies, all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome, offer their prisoners a last meal. In Middle Age Europe, the last meal was thought of as a peace offering from the judge, jury, and executioner to the condemned person. By giving them one last meal, they felt that the ghost of the person would not haunt them. Additionally, a large last meal (combined with lots of alcohol) often calms the condemned person's nerves before being executed - which, in turn, makes it easier for justice to be carried out. Throughout the years, there have been some odd choices for last meals. Here are five of them. Read more...
Five People Born On April 19
Today is April 19, 2010 and the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 256 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 977 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1995, the Oklahoma City bombing was done by Timothy McVeigh. One hundred and sixty-eight people lost their lives. Here are five people born on this day. Read more...
Categories: Born On Date Tags: dudley moore, eliot ness, jayne mansfield, Jesse James, oklahoma city bombing, timothy mcveigh
Five People Born on April Fool’s Day
Today is April 1, 2010 and the 91st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 995 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, Google has officially changed its name to Topeka, Inc. (Go ahead and Topeka it!) Here are five people unfortunately born on a day for playing practical jokes. Read more...
