History Today: When world's first tweet was posted
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet on March 21, 2006, giving rise to one of the most popular social media ...
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How Did Al Capone Die? Inside The Chicago Mobster’s Deranged Last Years
While there were plenty of gangsters who made headlines in the Roaring Twenties, Chicago mobster Al Capone always stood out from the pack. In the span of just a decade, Capone rose from being a ...
Martin Scorsese's favourite gangster films - full list
Discover the films that shaped Martin Scorsese's vision of crime and cinema. Dive into the inspirations behind the legendary ...
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Notorious American prison Alcatraz to open its doors again to host boxing fight
‘The Rock’ could become the new home of boxing (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Alcatraz ... country’s most famous inmates including Al Capone. It could now be set to host a huge ...
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The 15 best attractions in the USA
Alcatraz is a formidable fortress in the middle ... of early 20th-century’s most notorious criminals like gangsters Al Capone and Whitey Bulger. Nowadays, the island is only accessible to ...
Oni Press’ Out of Alcatraz #1 Uses Real History to Build an Intriguing Crime Thriller (Review)
Mixing historical fiction and crime thriller, Oni Press' Out of Alcatraz #1 imagines what happened after the most daring ...
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In “The Alto Knights,” Robert De Niro Sings a Familiar Gangland Tune
The great veteran of Mafia roles, cast as the rival bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, anchors Barry Levinson’s ...
Louisiana ends 15-year pause in executions with nitrogen gas execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr.
The US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling just hours before the execution, declined to halt the execution. On Friday, a federal ...