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What physical punishment was abolished in the US navy in the nineteenth century?
ChuckSiata
Commodore Uriah Philips Levy of the US navy sought to end immoral punishment and harsh practices in the US navy. In 1850 he was able to ban flogging as a punishment for US sailors.
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