1929
The year 1929 marked the end to a marvelous decade known as the roaring 20’s. The roaring 20’s were a time of high aspirations and inflated dreams. Little did the people know that soon their dreams would pop and turn into the nightmare of the century. It is a known fact that all good things must end, but no one expected the outcome to be this drastic. At this time in history prohibition was becoming a major problem in the United States. The most infamous example of gangs related to prohibition was Al Capone. By early 1929 Capone had neutralized most of his enemies in Chicago, except for one gang located on the North Side led by George “Bugs” Moran. Capone resolved to get rid of Moran before he caused problems. Capone knew that Moran’s gang would be at a garage on North Clark Street awaiting the arrival of a liquor-truck convoy. When the truck was scheduled to make the delivery, his men would be waiting for them dressed in stolen police uniforms and trench coats as though they were staging a raid. At 10:30 a.m. on February 14, 1929, Capone put his plan into action. The assassination squad got into their police uniforms and drove over to the garage in their stolen police car. The bootleggers caught in the act,
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Approximate Word count = 1749
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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