St Valentine's Day Assacre Page
The massacre was the culmination of a brutal power struggle between two rival crime syndicates:
The massacre had immediate and lasting impacts on American law and society: st valentine's day assacre
Six died instantly, while the seventh, Frank Gusenberg, lived for a short time but refused to break the "code of silence" before he died. The massacre was the culmination of a brutal
The seven men were ordered to line up against a brick wall. The attackers then opened fire with Thompson submachine guns and shotguns, firing over 70 rounds. while the seventh