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Celia (c. 1835 - December 21, 1855) was a slave found guilty of the first-degree murder of Robert Newsom, her master, in Callaway County, Missouri.Her defense team, led by John Jameson, argued an affirmative defense: Celia killed Robert Newsom by accident in self-defense to stop Newsom from raping her, which was a controversial argument at the time. [2]
State of Missouri v. Celia, a Slave was an 1855 murder trial held in the Circuit Court of Callaway County, Missouri, in which an enslaved woman named Celia was tried for the first-degree murder of her owner, Robert Newsom. Celia was convicted by a jury of twelve white men [1] and sentenced to death.
Russia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 1,163 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the nationwide death toll to 236,220. COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. Ukraine reports a record for the second consecutive day of 26,870 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.88 million.
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Actor Mel Gibson joins ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to call out California leaders over their response to the deadly wildfires scorching Los Angeles County.
With Donald Trump's victory and California's center-right shift on election day, the Democrat has begun popping up more in the red reaches of the state. It is something he should have done long ago.
2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. [28] 2005 – Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people. [29]
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