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chicago history
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Prohibition
"Prohibition" ("Volstead Act") took effect and was the "Law of the Land" for 13 years. -
Tommy gun
Perfected in this year, the Thompson submachine gun, or the "Tommy Gun," became the weapon of choice for at least some Chicago mobster gangs. -
Frank Capone killed
Frank Capone, brother of Al Capone, was killed by Cicero, IL -
Gang War O'banion is killed
Torrio's people murdered O'Banion in revenge on October 10, 1924, provoking a gang war -
North side gang shoots at Capone
On September 20, 1926, the North Side gang shot into Capone's entourage as he was eating lunch in the Hawthorne Hotel restaurant. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
february 14, 1929 assassination now called the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. On that day, Capone's henchman "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn attempted to lure rival crime leader George "Bugs" Moran into a garage and kill him. -
Capones sister gets married
In 1930, Capone's sister Mafalda married John J. Maritote at St. Mary of Częstochowa
