public executions have been part of the darker side of history for centuries. Outside of Quedlinburg, Germany, these executions occurred at the Galgenberg — gallows hill. Starting in 1662 ...

The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

The Gallows is located next to the court house and sheriff’s office. It's a national historic site and the last original authentic gallows in California, according to historian and former Sierra ...

He said that the history of using punishment by death ... In 1888, New York approved the dismantling of its gallows and the building of the nation’s first electric chair. It held its first ...

Avis had grown to like Brown; he admired his courage. Now he was to escort the old man to the gallows and watch him hang. When Brown emerged from his cell he presented Avis with his silver watch ...