1920s
Chicago gang kills six: Al Capone & the St Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929)
in 1929, gangsters linked to mobster Al Capone lured eight men into a garage in Chicago, lined them up facing the wall, then opened fire.
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1970s
The Godfather: The gangster movie moves uptown (1972)
You liked the side action upstairs in the bedroom during the wedding from the book The Godfather? In the movie, you got it. Liked the horse-head bit? You got it. The restaurant caper with the crooked police captain? You got it, you got it.
1920s
Chicago laughs at Al Capone pretending to be a gentleman (1929)
Police officers smiled broadly at reports from Florida that ‘Scarface’ Al Capone was assuming the attitude of the refined and genial American sportsman.
1930s
Notorious gangster John Dillinger killed in Chicago (1934)
Kill John Dillinger at Chicago Desperado, wounded by three slugs, broke line of fire; Died in alley U.S. Justice Department Agents and East Chicago Police
1930s
‘Scarface’ Al Capone released from Alcatraz (1939)
The former Chicago gang leader Al Capone is being guarded by Department of Justice agents pending his release after completion of his imprisonment for evasion of income taxes.
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