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Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931.Born in the borough of Brooklyn in New...

Timeline of Events

1929

2.14.1929

Saint Valentine's Day massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.

1930

6.9.1930

''Chicago Tribune'' reporter Jake Lingle is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by the Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a 100,000 USD gambling debt owed to Al Capone.

1931

10.17.1931

Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.

1932

5.4.1932

In Atlanta, Georgia, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.

1943

3.19.1943

Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.