Al was born to modest parents in Brooklyn and was one of nine children. As you might expect, he was sort of left to himself in the streets and did whatever odd jobs he could land himself in in order to make a living. He started getting noticed by various gang members and leaders, who were enticed with his ruthlessness and skill in entrepreneurship and the like. He eventually landed himself a job as a bouncer to a bar in Coney Island. During one nasty attempt at his life, he was slashed in the face with a knife, which earned him various scars and the befitting name of "Scarface." All of this was adding to his hardcoreness and eventually he picked up some serious mafia ties and left New York, where the scene was starting to get really hot, cops everywhere were on his tail, etc.
Capone moved his empire to the small city of Cicero, Illinois. From there he started acquiring much more power and it was there that he took control of the heavy crime syndicate, the Chicago Outfit. This is where Capone started becoming the cultural icon that he is today. Zooming through the streets in his bullet- proof Cadillac, donned in long coats and fedoras, puffing on a fat cigar, he rose to the top of the underworld, where many attacks would be made on his life. One mafioso in particular, the feared Bugs Moran would prove to be a particular adversary for Capone. Back and forth, they would have gruesome gang wars in the streets of Chicago, where hundreds of gang members would be killed in cold blood.
But nothing truly compares to the events that would come to be known as the St. Valentines Day Massacre. Where dozens of Moran's men were brutally murdered used Tommy guns and shotguns. This sparked lots of controversy with Al Capone, some people thought he crossed the line.
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