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scytale@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

What are some events in history that most people would be surprised happened in parallel or at least within the same time period?

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What are some events in history that most people would be surprised happened in parallel or at least within the same time period?

scytale@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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    The last execution by guillotine in France happened while Star Wars A New Hope was already in theaters.

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      No way. Prove it!

      Edit: looked it up myself. It is true, everything is true. Can’t believe it.

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        Execution happened September 10th, 1977. Starwars was released May 25, 1977 (in the US.)

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          I just checked. Crazy.

          Thanks for reaffirming.

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        The execution happened in September 1977, whereas Star Wars released in May of the same year

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          Jeah, I just checked bit too. Thanks for reaffirming.

          That is just crazy. Imaging being the last one :D

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        Username checked out

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      And Christoffer Lee (Saruman) was at the execution!

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        He was at the last public excecution which happened in 1939, after this one they were still done but not publicly

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          I stand corrected.

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        Christopher Lee?

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          Autocorrect lol

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