This Day in History: August 23, 2025
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1305
Scottish leader and national hero, William Wallace, was executed in London.
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1914
Japan declared war on Germany in World War I.
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1926
Silent film star Rudolph Valentino died in New York at age 31.
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1927
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery, despite worldwide protests.
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1939
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty.
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