On the fateful morning of 14 February 1929, the streets of Chicago bore witness to a chilling spectacle of organised brutality—the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre.
In a ruthless display of power, four men, two of whom were disguised as police officers, lined up seven members of the North Side Gang against a wall inside a garage at 2122 North Clark Street and mercilessly gunned them down with Thompson submachine guns.
This blood-soaked episode, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Al Capone to eliminate his rival George "Bugs" Moran, sent shockwaves through the nation and cemented Capone’s notorious reputation as the undisputed kingpin of organised crime.
Though no one was ever convicted, the massacre became a symbol of Prohibition-era violence, underscoring the lethal grip of mob rule on American cities.