As History.com notes, on this day in 1917 exotic dancer and convicted spy Mata Hari was sentenced to die in Paris, France.
You can read about Mata Hari via the below link:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mata-hari-sentenced-to-die
Monday, July 25, 2016
On This Day In History Exotic Dancer And Convicted Spy Mata Hari Sentenced To Die
As History.com notes, on this day in 1917 exotic dancer and convicted spy Mata Hari was sentenced to die in Paris, France.
You can read about Mata Hari via the below link:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mata-hari-sentenced-to-die
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Your posting leads me to ponder again the rationale for the death penalty; humans over time have made sometimes questionable decisions about which crimes ought to be punished by death, and history is filled with especially questionable relativistic decisions about the treatment of spies (i.e., traitors to some but heroes to others).
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