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On this day

23 August

  1. 1911

    The Louvre closes to the public for about a week while police search the building; the frame and glass case are found on a service staircase.

    Mona Lisa theft Convicted

    In 1911 a glazier walked out of the Louvre with Leonardo's portrait. It was gone 28 months, and the empty wall made it the world's most famous painting.

  2. 1927

    Medeiros, Sacco and Vanzetti are electrocuted at Charlestown State Prison.

    Sacco and Vanzetti Disputed verdict

    Two Italian anarchists executed in 1927 for a Braintree payroll robbery and double murder. Their guilt is still argued; their unfair trial is not.

  3. 1977

    On the fiftieth anniversary, the governor of Massachusetts proclaims that the two were unfairly tried and convicted.

    Sacco and Vanzetti Disputed verdict

    Two Italian anarchists executed in 1927 for a Braintree payroll robbery and double murder. Their guilt is still argued; their unfair trial is not.