Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Alan Turing, code-breaker castrated for homosexuality, receives royal pardon



(CNN) -- Alan Turing, a British code-breaker during World War II who was later subjected to chemical castration for homosexual activity, has received a royal pardon nearly 60 years after he committed suicide.

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