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Eliot Ness and the rest of the Untouchable crew couldn’t nab the notorious Al Capone for all of his bootlegging and murdering in the Chicago Area, so they got him where it hurt….in his wallet. Today marks the date where, in 1931, Capone would be sentenced for eleven years for Income Tax Evasion. After years […]
On this date in 1866, James Corbett aka Gentleman Jim was born. Gentleman Jim was the World Heavyweight Champion. How he got that title is what he’ll best be known for. Corbett is considered today to be the Father of Modern Boxing. He made boxing an artform, taking it from the brawl type mentality it […]
Those who were tended to by her felt she was sent from the heavens. What she did to better the conditions for those she nursed back to health during the war could be considered sainthood. Her hygiene standards and other practices changed the way nurses performed their duties and gave them more responsibilities. On this […]
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