What is the Thymus gland? What is its function? its connection to the Immune System? you might have asked. The Thymus gland, at the forward base of the neck, plays a key role in the immunological defense system, stimulating production of white blood cells that fight disease and infection.hat is the Thymus gland? What is its function? its connection to the Immune System? you might have asked. The Thymus gland, at the forward base of the neck, plays a key role in the immunological defense system, stimulating production of white blood cells that fight disease and infection.
At 19, Austin Myers becomes youngest inmate on Ohio's death row.
The ruling gave relief to Stinney's brother, sisters and civil rights activists who have been fighting to get his case reviewed for years. 1  Stolen life: George Stinney Jr (pictured) became the youngest person executed in the 20th century when he was electrocuted in 1944 for the deaths of two girls in Acolu, South Carolina. A judge on Wednesday overturned the ruling on the basis that Stinney's civil rights had been violated by the justice system.