Italian activists and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, widely believed to have been framed for murder, go on trial today. They eventually are executed as part of a government campaign against dissidents - 1921
Two hundred sixteen miners die from an explosion and its aftermath at the Fraterville Mine in Anderson County, Tenn. All but three of Fraterville?s adult males were killed. The mine had a reputation for fair contracts and pay?miners were represented by the United Mine Workers?and was considered safe; methane may have leaked in from a nearby mine - 1902