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Al Capone born
Al Capone was born in Brooklyn on January 17, 1899, fourth of seven sons and two daughters. His parents, Gabriel and Theresa, had immigrated to the United States six years before from Castellammare di Stabia, sixteen miles from Naples, Italy -
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Al Capone
He won about 100 million dollars a year through prostitution, gambling, bootlegging and extortion. -
Quit School
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Joined a Gang
At first we worked at a bowling place and then joined a gang -
Became famous
The press was tracking every move that he made. -
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Time in prison
He went to prison for evasion of taxes. -
The Bullet-Proof Car
He constructed a bullet proof car which was then taken by the Police Department. -
The sickness
He got sick of syphilis. -
Free from jail
He went to live in Florida because while he was gone, his gang fell apart. -
Al Capone died
He died of cardiac arrest at his estate on Palm Island—in Biscayne Bay, between Miami and Miami Beach, Florida—just eight days after his 48th birthday.
