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Death Penalty
1608
First Execution Carried Out In Colonies
1632
First Woman Executed In Colonies
1767
Essay Against Death Penalty Gets Widespread Attention
1790
Anti-Death Penalty Movement Takes Shape
1791
Eighth Amendment Passed
1878
Execution By Public Shooting Not 'Cruel And Unusual' Punishment
1888
Electric Chair Is Introduced
1890
Execution By Electrocution Ruled Constitutional
1900
Some States Abolish Death Penalty
1920
Renewed Public Support For Death Penalty
1924
Use Of Cyanide Gas Introduced In Executions
1947
Second Electrocution Attempt After First One Fails Is Not 'Cruel and Unusual'
1950
Public Opinion On Death Penalty Changes Again
1958
Court Tries To Define What 'Cruel And Unusual' Means
1972
Most Death Penalty Statutes Declared Unconstitutional
1976
Mandatory Death Sentences Are Struck Down
Court Defines When Death Penalty Is Constitutional
1977
Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional For Certain Crimes
Lethal Injection Introduced As Execution Method
1986
Execution Of Insane Inmates Banned
1988
Execution Of Juveniles Found Unconstitutional
1989
Execution Of Mentally Retarded Inmates Is Upheld
1993
Evidence Of Innocence Not Enough to Invalidate Death Sentence
1997
Electric Chair Challenged Again In Florida
Electric Chair Malfunctions In Florida
2000
Ill. Governor Declares Moratorium On Executions
Report Shows Racial And Geographic Disparities In Executions
2002
Court Reverses Itself On Executing Mentally Retarded Inmates
2003
New Standards For Defense Counsel's Obligations In Capital Cases
2008
Court Upholds Lethal Injection Method In Ky.
Court Rejects Death Penalty For Child Rape
2011
Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty
2015
Lethal Injection Procedure Allowed
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