aug 23, 1927 - Sacco and Vanzetti Executed

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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants and avowed anarchists, were executed in the electric chair on August 23, 1927, after being convicted of robbery and murder in a highly controversial trial that took place in Massachusetts. The case against Sacco and Vanzetti was widely regarded as biased due to their Italian background, sparking international protests and debates over issues of justice, immigration, and radical politics in America during the 1920s.

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