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4th May 1932: Al Capone begins life as a convict in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary

  • 4th May 2023
  • Tagged as: Al Capone, Alcatraz, Alcohol, America, Atlanta, Crim, Criminal, Gangster, Prison, Prohibition, Tax, Tax Evasion, United States, USA

Capone was found guilty on 17 October 1931 of Federal Income Tax Evasion and was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment by Judge James Herbert Wilkerson.

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14th February 1929: St Valentine’s Day Massacre of seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang

  • 14th February 2023
  • Tagged as: Al Capone, America, Chicago, Gangster, Massacre, Prohibition, St Valentine's Day, United States, USA

Although nobody was ever brought to trial for the St Valentine’s Day Massacre, it is generally accepted that the gangsters were gunned down on the orders of South Side Gang boss Al Capone.

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4th May 1932: Al Capone imprisoned for income tax evasion

  • 4th May 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Crime, Gangster, Prison, Tax, USA
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On the 4th May 1932, Al Capone began life as a convict in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

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14th February 1929: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre committed in Chicago

  • 14th February 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Chicago, Gangster, Massacre, Prohibition, USA
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On the 14th February 1929, seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang were gunned down in the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre.

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15th December 1933: 21st Amendment ends prohibition in the USA

  • 15th December 2019
  • Tagged as: Alcohol, America, Criminal, Gangster, Great Depression, Prohibition, USA

On the 15th December 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution came into effect, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment which had made the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol illegal.

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