USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who took part in the Kansas City Massacre?
A
Pretty Boy Floyd
B
Al Capone
C
Bonnie & Clyde
D
Babyface Nelson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mulloy. Vernon Miller was designated to free Nash, and while at Mulloy’s tavern in Kansas City, he made a number of phone calls for assistance in the scheme. At about this time, two gunmen, “Pretty Boy” Floyd and Adam Richetti, arrived in Kansas City, and they agreed to aid in the mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edgar Hoover. Believed to be returning to his home in the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma after a year of hiding, Floyd and his partner, Adam Richetti, attracted the attention of local police near Wellsville, Ohio. A shoot-out ensued, resulting in Richetti’s capture and Floyd’s escape.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pretty Boy Floyd, byname of Charles Arthur Floyd, (born February 3, 1904, Bartow county, Georgia, U.S.-died October 22, 1934, near East Liverpool, Ohio), American gunman whose violent bank robberies and run-ins with police made newspaper headlines.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early life. Floyd was born in Bartow County, Georgia in 1904. His family moved to Akins, Oklahoma in 1911, and he grew up there. He was arrested at age 18 after he stole $350 (Adjusted for inflation would be $6, 096.98 in 2022) from a local post office.

Detailed explanation-5: -Floyd jumped from the car with a . 45-caliber automatic pistol in his right hand, and the officers fired. As the officers ran toward Floyd, he said, “I’m done for; you’ve hit me twice.” He died about 15 minutes later. This mask of Pretty Boy Floyd’s face was made after his death on October 22, 1934.

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