HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES: In August 1892, Lizzie Borden was arrested for the double murder of her father and stepmother. Though Borden was later acquitted, the publicity surrounding the case made her one of history's famous murder trial. No woman had been tried up to that time that it was known of.....I remember when we were kids and would jump rope between 2 people twirling the rope. We would chant " Lissie Borden took and ax and gave her father 40 whacks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on to see if we could jump the rope 40 jumps without stopping.