Only one president is known to have acted as a legal executioner: Grover Cleveland, who in an earlier career as sheriff of Erie County, NY, personally hanged two murderers in 1872 and 1873. Cleveland also remains the only president to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2019
A growing number of municipalities are outlawing texting and walking. Honolulu was the first to do so in 2017 under the “Distracted Walking Law”, which bans texting while crossing an intersection. Other cities have followed suit, although some laws are … Continue reading
Connecticut and Rhode Island were the only two states to fail to ratify the 18th amendment, which ushered in Prohibition following its ratification in January 1919. The 18th Amendment is the only constitutional amendment to have been repealed in its … Continue reading
The 5th floor of the Supreme Court building contains a basketball court, nicknamed “the highest court of the land”. The Supreme Court courtroom sits below it on the 4th floor, and the basketball court may not be used while the … Continue reading
In 1830 James Porter and George Wilson were convicted on several counts of stealing mail and jeopardizing the life of a mail carrier. They were convicted, and Porter was executed soon after. Wilson’s influential friends secured a pardon from President … Continue reading