"On Aug 23, 1927, amid worldwide protests, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery. (On the 50th anniversary of their executions, then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis issued a proclamation that Sacco and Vanzetti had been unfairly tried and convicted.) Also on this date: In 1305, Scottish rebel leader Sir William Wallace was executed by the English for treason."
"In 1775, Britain's King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in a state of open and avowed rebellion. In 1914, Japan declared war against Germany in World War I. In 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, in Moscow. In 1970, the Salad Bowl strike began, organized by farm labor leader Cesar Chavez; between 5,000 to 10,000 laborers walked off the job, leading to the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history."
August 23 has been the date of diverse historical events. In 1305 Sir William Wallace was executed for treason. In 1775 King George III declared the American colonies in open rebellion. In 1914 Japan declared war on Germany in World War I. In 1927 anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston amid worldwide protests, later deemed unfairly tried by a Massachusetts proclamation. In 1939 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop non‑aggression pact. In 1970 Cesar Chavez led the Salad Bowl strike. Later events include a 2000 Gulf Air crash, the 2011 Virginia earthquake, and convictions and violent crimes in subsequent years.
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