# American Prohibition
Murder Incorporated: 10 Fascinating and Disturbing Things You Didn’t Know About the Mafia’s Death Squad
Over a period of nearly a decade, beginning in the early 1930s, the Italian-American mafia ran an execution squad of…
Gangster Al Capone’s Real Fear of this Ghost Will Change the Way You See this Criminal Forever
In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, effectively making alcoholic beverages illegal across the country. But people…
Rise of The Mob: 12 Factors That Gave Birth to the American Mafia
Typically referred to by its members as Cosa Nostra, or "our thing", the Italian-American mafia - an outgrowth of the…
Conspiracy: 8 Far-Fetched Theories That Turned Out To Be True
Conspiracy theories are generally so outlandish that no rational person could believe them to be true. While one can dismiss…
The History of the FBI, Part 3: Hoover, Prohibition, and Organized Crime
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover, a young justice department lawyer, responded to the anarchist attacks and…
A Notorious Gangster Started One of the First Soup Kitchens in America During the Great Depression
The famed boss of the New England mafia, Raymond Patriarca, conducted his business from outside of a money changing shop…
Here’s How Winston Churchill Got His Drink on in America During Prohibition
The idea that alcohol is a corrupting influence on human nature has been around for a long time. In the…