Life of Al Capone

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01/17/1899	Al Capone is born	Alfonze "Al" Capone is born and grows up on the streets of Brooklyn. Being associated with gangs at an early age, Al Capone, called "snorky" by his friends, soon moves to Chicago and inherits a gang when the former leader dies.
01/01/1929	Capone's empire	By the year 1929, Al Capone's gangs, bootleggers, and other illegal businesses were worth over $60 million.
02/14/1929	St. Valentine's Day Massacre	This massacre, set up by Al Capone targeted Bugs Moran, leader of a rival gang called the North Side Irish. 6 of his men, along with a mechanic in the garage in which it took place, were killed. Bugs himself fled the scene after seeing a stolen police car in which Capone's men arrived. Two dressed as officers and two in brown trench coats. After the shooting, the two men dressed as officers came of with the other two men at gunpoint. The public thought that the police had caught the culprits.
01/01/1931	Justice	In 1931, Al Capone is arrested for tax evasion. For this and his many earlier crimes, he was given a sentence of 11 years. He is sent to Cook County Jail where he uses his money to easily manipulate the guards. During his stay there, his cell was filled with expensive furniture, a cozy bed, a desk and many books.
01/01/1932	Transported	Al Capone is taken from Cook County Jail to the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. He can manipulate the guards there just as easy as in Cook County Jail
01/01/1933	Court to Alcatraz	Al Capone loses another court battle. It is announced he willl be brought to the US Supreme Court
01/01/1934	Alcatraz	Al Capone loses his battle in the Supreme Court. To keep him from manipulating the prison guards, the court sends him to Alcatraz Island.
06/01/1938	Back to older jails	After spending four and a half years there, Al Capone is moved from Alcatraz to Terminal Island Prison
01/01/1939	Back To The World	Al Capone has lived out his sentence. He is released, but his empire is destroyed. He no longer lives a life of crime.
01/01/1948	End of an Era	Al Capone dies in his home, sorrounded by his family.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
12/31/1928 to 01/25/1947	the life of Al Capone