Coroner's Report: Al Capone (2:38)
Al Capone survived assassination attempts, brutal gang wars and an attack by a fellow inmate at Alcatraz. How did unprotected sex finally take down one of history's most notorious gangsters?
Videos (8)
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Coroner's Report: Al Capone
Coroner's Report: Al CaponeVideo Clip (2:38)
Video Clip (2:38)
Al Capone survived assassination attempts, brutal gang wars and an attack by a fellow inmate at Alcatraz. How did unprotected sex finally take down one of history's most notorious gangsters?
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The Many Moods of Al Capone
The Many Moods of Al CaponeVideo Clip (2:00)
Video Clip (2:00)
There's more than meets the eye to Al Capone, the Prohibition-era leader of organized crime in Chicago.
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Al Capone's Hangout
Al Capone's HangoutVideo Clip (2:29)
Video Clip (2:29)
The popular Green Mill Lounge sat above an elaborate maze of tunnels utlized by Al Capone for quick escapes and the transportation of patrons, criminals and booze.
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America Goes Dry with Prohibition
America Goes Dry with ProhibitionVideo Clip (2:35)
Video Clip (2:35)
From 1919 to 1933, the manufacture and sale of alcohol is banned in the United States.
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The Tommy Gun
The Tommy GunVideo Clip (2:14)
Video Clip (2:14)
In this video clip from M3: Man Moment Machine, Hunter Ellis takes us to a gun range where we see two different types of guns fired. The guns tested were the M1 Garand Rifle and the Thompson Submachine Gun.
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Al Capone Sentenced, 1931
Al Capone Sentenced, 1931Video Clip (0:36)
Video Clip (0:36)
In this History Uncut video clip, watch actual video footage of Al Capone the day he was sentenced to jail in 1931.
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Gangster Al Capone Exploits Prohibition
Gangster Al Capone Exploits ProhibitionVideo Clip (2:41)
Video Clip (2:41)
This Prohibition of alcohol History Channel video covers the turmoil caused by the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale of alcohol. We get a look at how Al Capone and the Mona Lisa club profited selling bootleg beer.
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Prohibition Raid
Prohibition RaidVideo Clip (0:58)
Video Clip (0:58)
Police raid a Chicago garage containing 537 barrels of alcohol during the prohibition era.
Photo Galleries (2)
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Al Capone and Prohibition
Al Capone and Prohibition(13 Photos)
13 Photos
Learn about the gangster Al Capone and explore the era he lived in through images of prohibition, prisons, gang violence and much more.
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Illinois
Illinois(6 Photos)
6 Photos
View pictures from the state of Illinois on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state.
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