I believe the answer is that Furman vs. Georgia led to a reinterpretation of the meaning of cruel and unusual punishment.
What did the Great Society accomplish?
The main goal was the total elimination of poverty and racial injustice. New major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, and transportation were launched during this period.
They were crossing the Charles River to take attach on American troops on top of Bunker Hill
In which time period and where that all depends