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American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently also became known as the "Capones," was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. Despite his ...
Context:Eliot Nesswasfamously known for his efforts to bring down Al Caponewith his team of law enforcement agents nicknamed 'The Untouchables" in Prohibition-era Chicago, Illinois. Ness would later be remembered as an incorruptible crime-fighter with a heroic reputation albeit posthumously, after a...
The individual has a long list of accomplishments. The prohibition of assault weapons, the promotion of gender equality, and the establishment of a national childcare plan are among them. He has helped to protect the environment by outlawing single-use plastics. He claims to be able to reduce...
it is true that access to data may in some circumstances be abarrier to entryand even a very important one depending on the facts (I also noted that barriers to entry are not in themselves a problem requiring intervention because competition law is about conducts and not structure); ...
During the four years of research for my trilogy about the early Tudors, I discovered many little known facts about one of our most overlooked kings, Henry Tudor. Here are a few of my favourites: Instead of Tudor, Henry could have been called ‘Tidder’ or ‘Tetyr’ or even Tewdwr It...
‘Yes! I don’t even know the place you’re talking about. I’ve never been there. I spent all day today here in London.’ It is not only by the intricacies of the murder plot and the unravelling of the mystery, that the reader is entertained, but also by Jack’s own ability to...
Thugs of the highest rank performed the actual killings. As a prohibition against shedding blood was at the core of Thuggee belief, the murders were performed in a bloodless fashion. The usual method was strangulation with a rumal, the yellow silk handkerchief each thug wore tied around his ...
Anna Belfrage is meticulous in her research and includes many of the often overlooked details of medieval life – such as the prohibitions against marital ‘relations’ during Lent, or the length of time it would take a rider to get from York to London. Her descriptions of the cities visited...
Eleanor of Castile endured a remarkable number of pregnancies, the first was when she was about 13 or 14, resulting in a child who was stillborn or died shortly after birth. The fact that several children died before they reached adulthood has been suggested as a reason for her keeping her...