THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
PROHIBITION OF THE 1920S
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John Dillinger
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Al Capone
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Mrs. Hayes
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“Baby Face” Nelson
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was freed in March 1930 and a month later the Chicago Crime Commission released its first-ever list of the city’s worst criminals; Capone was named Public Enemy No. 1.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the “roaring twenties, ” Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in the Windy City: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, “protection” rackets, and murder. And it seemed that law enforcement couldn’t touch him.
Detailed explanation-3: -The FBI’s historian details the life and criminal history of John Dillinger, the mad deemed “Public Enemy #1” during the Great Depression and how his activities motivated changes within the worlds premier law enforcement agency.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, in 1930 the Chicago Crime Commission released its first-ever list of the city’s worst criminals. Capone was named Public Enemy Number One but in a city where both the civic administration and the police had reputations for bribery and corruption, he seemed immune from prosecution.