Anonymous ID: ec441b Oct. 23, 2021, 9:37 p.m. No.14845825   🗄️.is 🔗kun

U.S. Naval Institute

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#OTD in 1849, John and Peter Black became the last sailors executed by the U.S. Navy when they were hanged from the yardarm for mutiny, desertion and attempted murder. At the time, the Navy was having difficulty controlling sailors who wanted to join the California gold rush.

 

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