blast the victim with an Uzi or Thompson machine gun. One of the most famous and recognizable gang wars was between Al Capone and George Bugs' Moran. This took place in Chicago, Illinois on February 14,1929. This was called The Saint Valentines Day Massacre'. In the morning at a brick building which was a liquor storage building. Five men who were members of the Irish/German gang under control by George Moran. They were there because they thought there was going to be a truck of hijacked whiskey.
In the roaring twenties, the life of organized crimes was at its peak. What was the greatest mob hit ever pulled off in history? Well I'll tell you. It all happened on Valentines Day, the morning of February 14th, 1929. This incident was call, "The St. Valentines Day Massacre". The man behind this infamous crime was none other than, the infamous Al "Scarface" Capone. Al Capone was the all time greatest mobster of all time. The idea of organized crime fascinates me in so many ways. Capone was the
Bartholomew's Day Massacre resulted in a massive number of deaths including the assassination of Gaspard de Coligny. The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre started with Catherine De Medici planning to assassinate Gaspard de Coligny because he was going to go to war with the her son, King Charles IX. So King Charles IX and his men went and killed Gaspard de Coligny during the nighttime, and the next day it was chaotic in France, turning into a civil war. The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in France during
On August 24, 1572 St. Bartholomew Day Massacre happened. It was the murder of French Protestants or Huguenots which began in Paris. It was on a morning that French Catholic troops started to kill defenseless Protestants who met for a royal marriage. The tragedy killed about two thousand persons in Paris and another three thousand in other local cities. The massacre was prompted by Catherine de' Medici and it was allowed by Charles IX. It was a serious shock to French Protestantism. Its definitive
Valentine's Day? Probably love, hearts, roses, and kisses. Certainly not murder, not the murder of seven men. The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre although not remembered by many, is still a massive show of greed and materialistic views combining to form some of the most inhumane acts ever. First of all, The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre involved two of the same type of people. Gangsters, specifically Al Capone and George Moran. The conflict betwen these two created the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Valentine’s Day Massacre. On this day, seven men associated with the George “Bugs” Moran gang were lined up against a wall inside a garage in Chicago’s LIncoln Park neighborhood and mercilessly shot and killed. Though Bugs Moran was the original target, he escaped the massacre. This crime has gone down in history as one of the most vicious and merciless gang-related massacres ever. Shortly after, the Chicago Crime Commission released its first
On a chilly February morning in 1929, Chicago’s North Side bore witness to a gruesome event that would forever stain its history—the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Inside the S.M.C. At the Cartage Company garage at 2122 North Clark Street, seven men connected to George "Bugs" Moran's bootlegging operation were awaiting a meeting to purchase a Canadian whiskey shipment that had been taken advantage of at a favorable price. However, four guys—two dressed in police uniforms—arrived in a patrol
Gabriel Cascarano English Rough Draft 1 3/6/15 One-Hundred Days of Massacre: The Rwandan Genocide History contains horrific periods of time that which people suffer and are murdered. This period of time is known as genocide. The legal definition of genocide is “the international destruction of a group of people as such, a crime so severe that it demands immediate and total condemnation” (Rothenberg 395 ). The most well known genocide is the Holocaust, a genocide in which six million Jews were
Bartholomew's Day took place during The French Wars of Religion. The people of France, which at the time were mainly Catholic, and Queen Catherine de' Medici, being one of them, instigated the attack on the Huguenots (French Protestants) while in Paris for her daughter's wedding. On August 24, 1572, St. Bartholomew's Day, more than 12,999 Protestant aristocrats and citizens of France were killed (Cole & Symes p. 378). Jacques Auguste de Thou writes The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day from his point
ignore it? The Saint Bartholomew Massacre was an unpleasant, bloody massacre that started on August 24-25, 1572. The Catholics were going to attack the French Protestants in France to get rid of any Huguenots that believed in any other religion different as them. This massacre lasted for about two days, which caused many people to lose their lives. The causes, events of the massacre, and the terrible effects it had on people makes the Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre one of the most horrible crimes
Bartholomew Massacre was an unpleasant bloody massacre that started on August 24-25, 1572. The Catholics were going to attack the French Protestants in France. This massacre lasted for about two days which caused many people to lose their lives. The causes, events of the massacre, and the terrible effects it had on people makes the Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre one of the most horrible crimes in history. There are many causes that led up to the start of the St. Bartholomew Massacre. First, on
poisoning Francis I's eldest son (to make Henry, her husband, Dauphin and therefore herself Dauphine). The pamphlet also circulates the story most associated with Catherine, that she was the sole initiator of the infamous St Bartholomew Day's Massacre. The pamphlet is probably the most vitriolic of its kind, but its claims have been repeated by other, more reputable, historians such as JE Neale who accuses Catherine of having an 'unprincipled mind'[3]. Honore de Balzac, writing in the nineteenth
though Cook presumably had a knowledge of the laws of claiming land, he did not abide by them. The British settlers instead just took the land as their own, with no regard for the Aboriginal people, starting a war, of sorts, that continues to this very day. (Board of Studies, NSW) White settlers moved into Central Queensland in hopes to find suitable land for their cattle to graze on. In their search this, much like the majority of the other land that had been “Settled” was inhabited by the local Aboriginal
Miramax Films. 1994. Film. Sutherland, Nicole Mary. “Catherine de Medici: The Legend of the Wicked Italian Queen.” The Sixteenth Century Journal 9.2 (1978): 45-56. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. Wilson, Charles. “The Massacre of St. Bartholomew and the European Conflict, 1559-1572.” Rev. of The Massacre of St. Bartholomew and the European Conflict, 1559-1572, by N.M Sutherland. The Historical Journal 1973: 635-637. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
chance of converting the entire country. Otherwise, many casualties will be inflicted on your side, and the ending results of all the fighting may not even end in your favor. Works Cited "The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre | Christian History." The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre | Christian History. Web. 14 Mar. 2014. .
Philippe Hamon initiates the article ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls: Rural Engagement during the French Wars of Religion: the Case of Brittany’ with an attempt to convey the justification and sociological impetus affiliated with uprisings, irrespective of their socio-economic categorizations. As a result of the assassination of Henri de Guise and his brother Louis II, Henri III fragmented the fragility of Brittany’s religious distribution, with previously unaffiliated individuals declaring association
In the docudrama ‘Alinta the Flame’ we observe the effect that white settlers had on a young Aboriginal girl and her tribe the Ayari people. It is obvious that the invaders significantly changed the lives of Alinta and the Ayari people in a very negative way. The Ayari people welcomed white settlers into their land and they took advantage of it, both Mcnab and Finlay eventually betrayed the Ayari people. Ultimately Mr Goodman’s group of white settlers massacred the Ayari people. White settlers defiantly
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were authored in secret by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in response to the repressive Alien and Sedition Acts passed in 1798. In the opinion of Jefferson and Madison, the Acts were unjust. They also represented a major victory for the Federalists. By writing the Resolutions, Jefferson and Madison spearheaded the protests of those against the Alien and Sedition Acts and those in support of stronger states’ rights. Although
The Jamestown Massacre 104 men were sent to form Jamestown in 1607. 4 months after they arrived, 70 had died. Thousands were sent to take their place over the next 3 years, but they also died. Why? * Jamestown was founded on may 14 1607, by a small group led by Christopher Newport who was hired by the London company to transport colonists. * Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America. * Many settlers died in the winter of 1609-1610. * Survivors were encouraged
The Boston Massacre was an extremely important event in American History. Also, it a very controversial topic. To this day, no one can really give an accurate description of the events that transpired. The Boston Massacre was not a random event at all; many actions led up to the massacre. As a result of this disaster, America was changed forever and sent on a road towards revolution. The Boston Massacre was a defining moment in American history. Many people believe that the Boston Massacre was a spur