feb 14, 1929 - St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre occurred on February 14, 1929, when seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang were brutally executed by four men disguised as police officers. The massacre, attributed to the rivalry between gang leader George "Bugs" Moran and his adversary Al Capone, symbolized the peak of gang violence in Chicago during Prohibition and the resulting efforts to combat organized crime.

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