Multiple choice general knowledge

What happened to Charles Brooks in 1982 ?

  1. First legal death by lethal Injection

  2. He became the first Nobel Prize awardee

  3. He was born

  4. None of the Above
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Explanation

Charles Brooks was executed in 1982 in Texas, becoming the first person in the United States to be legally executed by lethal injection. This method was adopted as a more 'humane' alternative to previous execution methods. Lethal injection is now the primary execution method in all US states with capital punishment.

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