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Lucky Luciano is born
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania; November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962[) was an Italian mobster born in Sicily, Italy. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in America for splitting New York City into five different Mafia crime families and the establishment of the first commission -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
As seven members or associates of the "Bugs" Moran mob were machine-gunned against a garage wall by rivals posing as police. The massacre was generally blamed to the Capone mob, although Al himself was in Florida. -
Al Capone Trial Take Place
The most famous Al Capone trial takes place. Al Capone pled guilty to tax evasion and prohibition charges. -
Al Capone Dies
Al Capone died on Saturday January 25,1947 at approximately 7:30 pm. The news began to circulate around the world.After a massive stroke, his family had gathered together in the guest room of his villa and Al was given the last rites by Msgr Barry Williams (St. Patrick's Church,Miami). Minutes later Al passed away. -
Nick DeJohn
Nick DeJohn, former capodecina in the Chicago Family, was strangled and his body stuffed into the trunk of a car parked on a San Francisco street. DeJohn had reportedly fled Chicago after murdering several other gang members and was living in Santa Rosa, California, under an alias at the time of his death. -
First Mafia War
The First Mafia War occurred in the early 1960's. The aftermath revealed - for the first time in public - the existence of the Mafia Commission. The Commission was an organization devoted to the furtherance of their members own wealth and power made up of the heads of the Mafia Families. -
The Godfather
The Godfather's first movie is released later to be a best-selling trilogy. -
Second Mafia War
The Second Mafia War was a conflict within the Sicilian Mafia, mostly taking place in the early 1980s. As with any criminal organization, the history of the Sicilian Mafia is replete with conflicts and power struggles, and the violence that results from them, but these are generally localised and short term. However, the Second Mafia War, which is sometimes referred to as The Great Mafia War or the Mattanza (Italian for, The Killing), involved the entire Mafia and radically altered the powers. -
Mafia is released
The first Mafia game is released. This game won many peoples attention by storm. -
Mafia II is released worldwide
Mafia II is released worldwide for PS3, XBox 360, and PC
