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Sacco and Vanzetti executed

On this day in 1927, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed by electric chair after being controversially convicted of murder in one of the most polarizing legal cases of the early 20th century. Their trial and subsequent execution sparked worldwide protests and debates, centering on issues of anti-immigrant sentiment, political bias, and the fairness of the American justice system.

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Menendez brothers murder their parents

On this evening in 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez brutally murdered their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in the den of their Beverly Hills mansion after years of supposed sexual abuse.

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John Z. DeLorean acquitted on drug charges

After nearly 30 hours of deliberation, a jury of six men and six women in Los Angeles, California, unanimously acquitted former automaker John Z. DeLorean on eight counts of drug trafficking on August 16, 1984.

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