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Its a US tradition (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] Liz@midwest.social 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be clear about Lincoln, he was handed a request for an even bigger mass hanging, and reduced it down to 38. He didn't think he could deny the having request entirely without ending up ignored and having even more people killed. You can call him whenever names you like, but his intent was to keep as many people alive as he thought he could.

[โ€“] kn33@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

(not so) fun facts:

  • The location of the hanging is in what is now Mankato, MN.
  • It is the home town of Mike Lindell (conspiracy theorist and mypillow guy)
  • It is also the home town of Tim Walz, current MN governor and 2024 democratic VP candidate.
  • I'm currently less than a half mile from the location