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Las Vegas killer gives Nevada Supreme Court second chance to make world history exactly a century later

Posted on April 14, 2023 by William P. BarrettApril 14, 2023

In 1923 judges approved first-ever gas chamber execution

Posted on June 20, 2021 by William P. BarrettJune 20, 2021

In 1924 the state conducted the world’s first execution in a gas chamber

Posted on May 31, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 19, 2021

In 1924 the state built world’s first gas chamber to kill Chinese gang member Gee Jon