Prohibition in the United States

a silver salver it’s hospitality.”, it really showed that he thought what he was doing was not all that bad. (associated). Capone created many conflicts threw violence and these conflicts eventually lead to compromise. Capone helped to get the prohibition law ended because it gave gangsters too much power over the people because they still wanted alcohol. Capone caused many conflicts but he also did good, he started the first soup kitchen and used to help people. Capone was a gangster but he…

Pictured above: Two guns used in the 1929 Massacre/Courtesy The Mob Museum CULTUREIFY On February 14, 1929, a day that was anything but sweet hearts amidst a bed of roses, the St. Valentines Day Massacre unfolded as five rivals of gangster Al Capone and two wannabes were gunned down in a garage on the North Side of Chicago, IL. The day’s events are, arguably, the most publicized and talked about mob event in history. The sole purpose of the killings was the elimination of George “Bugs” Moran,…

from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone, also known as "Scarface," rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era. Who Was Al Capone? Alphonse Capone, also known as "Scarface" (January 17, 1899 to January 25, 1947) was one of the most famous American gangsters who rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago Outfit during the Prohibition era. Before being sent to Alcatraz Prison in 1934 for a tax evasion conviction, he had amassed a personal fortune estimated at…

Chicago Chicago, nicknamed the “Windy City” and “Second City”, is one of the most loved cities in the United States of America and now home to hundreds of thousands of people, making it the 3rd most populated city in the U.S.(“Wikipedia”). Chicago is called the “Windy City” because of the cold gusts of wind that blow from Lake Michigan, it’s called the “Second City” because that’s what it was often called during the battle with New York. Chicago is an adored location because it is a major city…

Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899. He was an American mobster, crime boss, and businessman during the Prohibition Era. He is known as the most famous criminal of his time. (1899-1947) Capone was the child of Italian immigrants. Capone’s mother and father met in Italy before he was born. After they were married, they decided they could find a better life in America; as many immigrants did during this time period. When they arrived in America with four of Capone’s older siblings,…

The Winter Hill Gang was an infamous Irish-American gang that ran Boston. It was at its worse when James “Whitey” Bulger was in charge in the 1970’s. James got away with almost everything he did because he had a deal with the FBI. We’ll get into that later though, let’s start with how the gang was formed. The Winter Hill Gang was developed in the 1960’s and the founders were James J. “Buddie” McLean and Howard “Howie” Winter. James McLean was born in 1930 and Howie was born in 1929. They met at…

the festivities as well (in text citation here Ohio State) Behaviors change under the influence of the soothing liquid, and this brought curiosity to the eyes of those who watched it’s effects. This curiosity became a state…

Finally, Gatsby is known to be a bootlegger which means a person who makes alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes. Gatsby makes millions off of selling liquor during the prohibition. The prohibition was to keep alcoholic illegal during the 1920’s although people made it seem that it was a need and they would buy it , and take the risk of going to jail. The Roaring 20’s was a time of risk and change along with illegal booze. In the…

upon attending one of his extravagant parties, Nick learns many unexpected parts of Gatsby’s life, like his unprecedented love for Nick’s cousin, Daisy. Nick Carraway, debatably the voice of F. Scott Fitzgerald himself, discloses the effects of Prohibition and the 18th Amendment on the American people. The 1920s…

One of the most well-known and infamous organized crime families in the history of the United States is the Bonanno crime family. The Bonanno Italian mafia crime family’s origins go back to the beginning, in Sicily. In 1908 Salvatore Bonanno moved his family to New York. There he quickly took over the Bonanno-Magaddino-Bonventre clan and ran all business in the neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Later he returned to Sicily and died of a heart attack in 1915. The clan went through several…