Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 24—MIDDLEBURG — A macabre 19th century historical artifact beckons to visitors of the Snyder County Historical Society in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Lansing Historical Society and Museum began offering tours of the decommissioned Kansas State Penitentiary last year, the ...

A glance at the large chunk of wood belies its enormous historic impact on American history. Displayed at the Kansas Museum of History, it is the only known piece of the gallows used to hang three men ...

Schuylkill County Prison inmates needn’t face the gallows anymore. The county Prison Board on Wednesday agreed to donate a replica hangman’s platform built at the prison for a documentary film in ...

In the early days of Wilmington, the execution of criminals sentenced to death was a public spectacle. While the 20th century saw most executions conducted behind closed doors with only a few ...

The misbehavior of sports fans appears in the news every year — and even made headlines all the way back in 1926. One such case is noted in The Morning Call of March 28, 1927: George Hasland of ...

You are in: Nottingham > History > Local history > Notts treasures: Britain's last working gallows The Galleries of Justice, in Nottingham's Lace Market, is home to Britain's last working gallows ...