An innocent man was hanged

 On 3 September 1952, an unfortunate British Somali man named Mahmood Hussein Mattan was hanged for the murder of a shopkeeper. His conviction was quashed in 1998. I dread to think how many other innocent people were executed.

The Last Woman Beheaded in England

 On 2 September 1685 Alice Lisle became the last woman to be beheaded in England. She was executed in Winchester. 

Covering up the Holodomor

 This YouTube video shows how Communists covered up the Holodomor, a genocide in Ukraine.

Jack the Ripper's First Victim

 Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols was murdered on 31 August 1888. Many people believe she was the first victim of the Whitechapel murderer.

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John Duffy and David Mulcahy

 This article by Courtroom News discusses two men, John Duffy and David Mulcahy who raped a number of women and murdered three of them.

Ed Gein

 Infamous murderer Ed Gein was born on 27 August 1906. He is supposed to have been the inspiration for Norman Bates.

Polly Nichols

 Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols, who many believe was the first victim of Jack the Ripper, was born on 26 August 1845. She died in 1888.