Necktie social explained

"Necktie social", or "Necktie parties", is a euphemism for execution by hanging commonly used in the American Old West.[1] [2] [3] Additionally, the term is also used literally, for a social event that involved selling donated neckties for charity.[4] [5]

The term "necktie party" was used by one of the justices during oral argument of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (05-184) in the United States Supreme Court on March 28, 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adams, Ramon Frederick. Cowboy Lingo. 2000. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 978-0-618-08349-7. en.
  2. Book: Goeres-gardner, Diane L.. Necktie Parties: A History of Legal Executions in Oregon, 1851-1905. 2005-10-31. Caxton Press. 978-0-87004-446-5. en.
  3. Book: The World Book Encyclopedia. 1984. World Book Incorporated. 978-0-7166-0084-8. en.
  4. Web site: Herald news ... 100 years ago . 2005-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050213081917/http://www.gtherald.com/herald/2004/dec/08histor.htm . 2005-02-13 . dead .
  5. Web site: Ilion Citizen Newspaper March 14, 1907 . www.rootsweb.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030405055627/http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ilion/ilioncitizen1907.html . 2003-04-05.

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