gangsters

When was Prohibition, why was it even a thing – and why did the alcohol-free social experiment fail?

When was Prohibition and why didn’t it work? Here’s the story of how it not only didn’t do what it intended, but introduced a cascade of other problems, too.

reenactment of St Valentine's Day massacre 1929 for jurors

Chicago gang kills 7: Al Capone & the Saint 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. Here’s the story, plus photos and diagrams.

Alphonse Capone - Al Capone mugshots 1939

How gangster ‘Scarface’ Al Capone was caught, served hard time at Alcatraz, and lived after prison

In the ’30s, Chicago gang leader Al Capone was imprisoned for income tax evasion, and served most of his time on Alcatraz, where he faced constant death threats.

Vintage John Dillinger WANTED poster - FBI

John Dillinger: When the notorious gangster and most wanted criminal was 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

The Godfather movie - Brando and Pacino 1972

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.