On March 14, 1891, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Italians found not guilty in a murder trial were dragged from their jail cells by a crowd estimated to be 5,000 strong, which promptly shot and hanged them. The victims of this massacre were memorialized on April 12, 2019, by that city's current mayor, LaToya Cantrell.

Interestingly, nearly a century later, on March 14, 1972, another assault on Italian immigrants took place, but this time on a cultural level: The epic gangster movie "The Godfather" premiered at the Loew Theater in New York. It broke box-office records, set the standard for movie blockbusters, and is considered an American classic, replete with memorable quotes ("leave the gun, take the cannoli").