Quints Born in Texas

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
Oct. 20, 1959, Mirror Cover

Oct. 20, 1959: Former Secretary of State and Defense Gen. George C. Marshall is buried at Arlington. Former President Truman says: "I sincerely hope that when it comes my time to cross the great river, Gen. Marshall will place me on his staff so that I may try to do for him what he did for me."

Oct. 20, 1959, Caryl Chessman

Oct. 20, 1959: Caryl Chessman invites two women to witness his execution. They would be the first women to witness an execution in the state’s gas chamber.

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