25 January 1996 January 24, 2013 Author: Staff Billy Bailey was the last person to be hanged in the United States of America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Music, in the best sense, does not require novelty; no, the older it is, and the more we are accustomed to it, the greater its effect." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Click here for more from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Related posts: 5 January 1996 30 June 1905 2 August 1939 17 July 1996 19 January 1661 13 March 1996 27 April 1996 28 April 1996 26 December 1996 25 January 2005 Categories: History Tags: 1996, 25 January