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Early Start
Born in 1899, by the time he was fourteen he was part of two "kid Gangs" The Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves. -
Met, Baby, Married
In 1918 Al met an Irish girl named Mary Coughlin, on December 4, 1918 Mary gave birth to their son Albert "Sonny" Francis, and on the 30th (same year and month) they got married -
New Place
After his first arest in New York for murder Capone wasn't found guilty and was let go. Yale sent him to Chicago to wait while things cooled off. Al moved his family in a house at 7244 South Prairie Avenue. -
Almost Big
About 1920 Capone joined Torrio in Chicogo, where he became an influential lieutenant in the Colosimo mob. -
Big Shot
Between 1925 and 1930 Al Capone proved to be better at organization then Torri, he syndicatted and exspanded the city's vice industry. -
Not so popular
William "Big Bill" Hale Thompson, Jr.(Mayor of Chicago at the time) decided that Al Capone was bad for his political image, and hired a new police cheif to run Capone out of Chigago. While looking for a new place Al relised he wasn't veary popular he bought an estate at 93 Palm Island Floridia. -
Happy Valentine's Day
Four apone men particepated in Capones most notorious massacre, with two of tehm dressed as cops the seven men droped their guns and got 150 shots unloaded on them. But as like always Al had an alibi, he was in Florida. -
Number One
In 1930 Al Capone was at the top of Chicagos new list of 28 worst criminals and " Public Enemy Number One". -
No Taxs For Me
Al Capone gopt charged with a misdemeanor for not failing his tax returns for teh years 1928 and 1929. He was also indiced for income tax evsion from 1925-29. -
Doing Time
Capone was sent to the toughest prison and still took controol of the place. He got a rugs, a typwriter, a mirror, and a set of Encyclpedia Britannica. -
Last Day
Al Capone died of cardiac arrest. "History Files - Al Capone." History Files - Al Capone. The Chicago Historical Society, 1999. Web. 02 May 2014. http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.html.
"FBI — Al Capone." FBI — Homepage. FBIFederalBureauInvestigation, n.d. Web. 5 May 2014. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/al-capone/al-capone/.
