Tag: crime & punishment
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Samuel Mason, a Patriot Captain in Command of Fort Henry on the Ohio Frontier, Survives a Devastating Native American Attack on the Fort.
Image: While on the Ohio River and later the Mississippi, Samuel Mason and his gang of river pirates chose flatboats, keelboats, and rafts as profitable targets to attack because of the valuable and plentiful cargo on board. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, August 31, 1777, Samuel Mason, a Patriot captain in command of…
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Italian-Born Anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are Executed for Murder in Boston, Massachusetts. August 23, 1927.
Image: Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left), handcuffed to Nicola Sacco (right). Dedham, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1923.This photo was taken in 1923 when Sacco was on the 23rd day of a hunger strike. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, despite worldwide protests in support of their innocence, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 