MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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Nazi Germany used it to kill around 16000 political ememies
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A beheading was a popular social event
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the head, once removed, remained alive for 8 seconds
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death by guillotine was thought to be quicker and better than the axeman
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1793, King Louis XVI was sentenced to death by the guillotine after he was found to have been conspiring with other countries and engaging in counter-revolutionary acts. He was found guilty of treason and later executed. Nine months later, Marie Antoinette, the former Queen of France, was executed by the guillotine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Eugen Weidmann, the last person to be publicly executed by guillotine in France in 1939.
Detailed explanation-3: -Convicted murderer Hamida Djandoubi became the last person to meet his end by the “National Razor” after he was executed by the guillotine in 1977. Still, the machine’s 189-year reign only officially came to an end in September 1981, when France abolished capital punishment for good.
Detailed explanation-4: -The guillotine was a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded. This device was invented by Dr. Guillotin.