Biographical Information

Nicola Sacco was born in the Southern Itaian small town of Torremaggiore on April 22, 1891. He emigrated to the United States in 1908. Bartolomeo Vanzetti was born on June 11, 1888. The Vanzetti family lived in Northern Italy in the town of Villafalletto. Vanzetti also emigrated to the United States in 1908.

After having been found guilty of murder in the first degree on July 14, 1921 Sacco and Vanzetti were both electrocuted on August 23, 1927.