1927 : Sacco and Vanzetti executed
Despite worldwide demonstrations in support of their innocence,
Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are
executed for murder.
On April 15, 1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree,
Massachusetts, was shot and killed along with his guard. The
murderers, who were described as two Italian men, escaped with more
than $15,000. After going to a garage to claim a car that police said
was connected with the crime, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and
charged with the crime. Although both men carried guns and made false
statements upon their arrest, neither had a previous criminal record.
On July 14, 1921, they were convicted and sentenced to die.
Anti-radical sentiment was running high in America at the time, and
the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was regarded by many as unlawfully
sensational. Authorities had failed to come up with any evidence of
the stolen money, and much of the other evidence against them was
later discredited. During the next few years, sporadic protests were
held in Massachusetts and around the world calling for their release,
especially after Celestino Madeiros, then under a sentence for murder,
confessed in 1925 that he had participated in the crime with the Joe
Morelli gang. The state Supreme Court refused to upset the verdict,
and Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. Fuller denied the men clemency. In
the days leading up to the execution, protests were held in cities
around the world, and bombs were set off in New York City and
Philadelphia. On August 23, Sacco and Vanzetti were electrocuted.
In 1961, a test of Sacco's gun using modern forensic techniques
apparently proved it was his gun that killed the guard, though little
evidence has been found to substantiate Vanzetti's guilt. In 1977,
Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis issued a proclamation
vindicating Sacco and Vanzetti, stating that they had been treated
unjustly and that no stigma should be associated with their names.
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1926 : Valentino dies
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American Revolution
1784 : State of Franklin declares independence
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Despite worldwide demonstrations in support of their innocence,
Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are
executed for murder.
On April 15, 1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree,
Massachusetts, was shot and killed along with his guard. The
murderers, who were described as two Italian men, escaped with more
than $15,000. After going to a garage to claim a car that police said
was connected with the crime, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and
charged with the crime. Although both men carried guns and made false
statements upon their arrest, neither had a previous criminal record.
On July 14, 1921, they were convicted and sentenced to die.
Anti-radical sentiment was running high in America at the time, and
the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was regarded by many as unlawfully
sensational. Authorities had failed to come up with any evidence of
the stolen money, and much of the other evidence against them was
later discredited. During the next few years, sporadic protests were
held in Massachusetts and around the world calling for their release,
especially after Celestino Madeiros, then under a sentence for murder,
confessed in 1925 that he had participated in the crime with the Joe
Morelli gang. The state Supreme Court refused to upset the verdict,
and Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. Fuller denied the men clemency. In
the days leading up to the execution, protests were held in cities
around the world, and bombs were set off in New York City and
Philadelphia. On August 23, Sacco and Vanzetti were electrocuted.
In 1961, a test of Sacco's gun using modern forensic techniques
apparently proved it was his gun that killed the guard, though little
evidence has been found to substantiate Vanzetti's guilt. In 1977,
Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis issued a proclamation
vindicating Sacco and Vanzetti, stating that they had been treated
unjustly and that no stigma should be associated with their names.
history.com/tdih.do
1926 : Valentino dies
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6998
American Revolution
1784 : State of Franklin declares independence
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=50703
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