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Al is born
His parents were immigrants from Italy. In 1893, traveling on a ship to the U.S. and finally settled at 95 Navy Street, in the Navy Yard section of downtown Brooklyn. -
Al's adolescents
Al Capone quit school after the sixth grade and he grew up in a ruggid neighborhood and was a member of two "kid gangs," the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. -
A Family
Capone to Mary "Mae" Coughlin. On Decemeber 4th 1918 Mary gave birth the their son, Albert "Sonny" Francis. Capone and Coughlin got married that year on December 30th. -
He became boss
Capone went to work for Yale's old mentor, John Torrio.Torio liked Capone and all of Tarrio's men liked him too. Capone helped Torrio manage his boot leggin business. By 1922 Capone was ranked the number two man and eventually became a full partner in saloons, brothels, and gambling houses. But Torrio gets shot and decides to leave Chicago. leaving capone boss. -
Bribery
He payed off the news papers, the mayor, and sometimes just nobodys if he had too. Capone had control over Chicago and no body could do anything about it. -
Big fake
After the stock market crash Capone was the first to open up soup kitchens and give out cloths. All apart his "good guy" act. He even dressed up and acted like santa for children. -
Moving away
Capone looked for a new place to live when he discovered that he was unpopular in much of the country. He finally bought an estate at 93 Palm Island, Florida in 1928. -
St. valentine day massacre.
A mystserious killing that left 7 men dead. After this people left the notion of capone being a "good guy". -
The real boardwalk empire.
Held between 13–16 May 1929 was a historic summit of leaders of organized crime in the United States. Was put into action because of the St. valentines day massacre. -
DEATH
HE died from cardiac arrest. Afterleaving prison and going to his
home in palm springs -
citations
Department of Justice. "FBI." Famous Criminals and Cases. N.p., Oct.-Nov. 2010. Web. 7 May 2014. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/al-capone. "History Files - Al Capone." History Files - Al Capone. Unknown, n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.html
