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Change my mind: Historical nonfiction is the best beach read. Interwar History with a global focus. Historical strategy game nerd. Old house enthusiast and apologist. Send me your best hiking reccomendations, anywhere in the US.
OTD in 1924: Over 10,000 people and 26 trucks of flowers turn out for the burial of Chicago florist and bootlegger Charles Dean O'Banion, shot by 3 men on November 10th, 1924. A member of the Irish North Side Gang, O'Banion was a rival of Italian gang leader Al Capone. Capone attended the funeral.
November 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
OTD in 1924: Over 10,000 people and 26 trucks of flowers turn out for the burial of Chicago florist and bootlegger Charles Dean O'Banion, shot by 3 men on November 10th, 1924. A member of the Irish North Side Gang, O'Banion was a rival of Italian gang leader Al Capone. Capone attended the funeral.