He was 48 years old. The funeral for Al Capone was held on Feb. 4, 1947, in Chicago. Here, pallbearers take the casket containing his body to its first resting place at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Al Capone got an icy reception when he arrived in Miami Beach in 1928. Whether he was winter-weary like other Northern tourists was immaterial; Miami saw him as a blight on its reputation.

“Let’s go,” the girl said. “That’s a Capone.” Diane Capone Pette is the granddaughter of Al Capone, one of the most infamous mobsters in American history who was nicknamed “Scarface ...

Al Capone got an icy reception when he arrived in Miami Beach in 1928. Whether he was winter-weary like other Northern tourists was immaterial; Miami saw him as a blight on its reputation.

45-caliber pistol that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone. It is going on display for the first time at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, starting Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil) ...

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In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France. In 1947, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone died at age 48 after suffering from syphilis. In 1959, the first scheduled ...