St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	February 14, 1929
Location	Chicago • United States

Photos

Reenactment of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Crime scene photo of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre

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Topics

United States organized crime Prohibition prohibition Today in History—February 14: The Day Chicago’s Bootlegging War Spiraled Out of Control

Key People

Al Capone seated and facing forward, wearing a dark three-piece suit, patterned tie, and pocket square, in a black-and-white portrait from around 1935.

Al Capone

American gangster

Prohibition - Whisky is poured down a sewer during Prohibition in the 1920s in the United States.

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