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Biography: Al Capone by Billy Ficher People have been and continue to be fascinated with criminals. The largest group to draw fascination is early gangsters. One of the leaders of the gangsters movement was Al Capone. "Just the name Al Capone connotes the dark seamy underworld of mobst... More> The truth about Elliot Ness imprisoning Al Capone by Opal Elaine Moyer Eliot Ness was informed at his first meeting with U.S. District Attorney Johnson that he and J. Edgar Hoover felt that there were two ways to apprehend Alphonse Capone, once and for all. One was for income tax evasion, which there had already been a... More>
	Alcatraz Federal Prison: A brief history of "the rock"! by Kelly Saunders A Night at the Rock. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco is one of the most celebrated maximum-security prisons in the world. Surrounded by water and almost impossible to escape, the history behind this prison is captivating. Travel enthusiast and phot... More> Understanding the Kennedy assassinations in light of broader reflections on Kennedy family entanglements by Paul Lennon WHO REALLY KILLED JFK? Born Momo Salvatore Guingano on the 24th May 1908, Sam Giancana grew up in Little Italy (The Patch) in Chicago. He was allegedly both a wheelman and an assassin in the St.Valentine's Day Massacre, where seven of, Al Capone's g... More>
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre by The Historian The Prohibition Era was the golden age of organized crime in the United States. Trafficking illegal liquor provided a tremendous source of revenue for gangs, many of which were already involved in prostitution and gambling. Given the great profits t... More> The Valentine's Day Massacre, 1929 by Linley Luu On February 14, 1929, seven people were shot and killed as part of a gang shooting during the prohibition era. As a result of the date alone, this mass killing has become known as the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. Two gangs based in Chicago ... More>
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