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  1. 1 day ago · Rank. Seaman second class. Adlai Ewing Stevenson II ( / ˈædleɪ /; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic nominee for ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CrucifixionCrucifixion - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death. [1] [2] It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, [1] among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the 21st century.