River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Death Race 1890: The First Use of the Electric Chair
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After several less than successful hangings, the State of New York, indeed the whole country, was looking for a more "humane" method of execution. In steps a cast of irregulars, including George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and a dentist and inventor by the name of Alfred P. Southwick. The initial results were...less than desirable. Listen to the Great Death Race of 1890.
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After several less than successful hangings, the State of New York, indeed the whole country, was looking for a more "humane" method of execution. In steps a cast of irregulars, including George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and a dentist and inventor by the name of Alfred P. Southwick. The initial results were...less than desirable. Listen to the Great Death Race of 1890.
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