Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Al Capone


Al Capone was born on January 17,1899 in Brooklyn. his family was not very rich. Al Capone didn't really care for education. Sometimes he would skip school. Once he had hurt a teacher.
Al Capone had several jobs like working at a candy store. One job he had was at a bar. when he saw an attractive woman he said some word and had a fight with her brother. He took out a knife and had cut Al Capone's face. After that fight he was joined in a gang for his bravery. He became a very famous gangster, who was very rich. Even though he was bad he was known for his generosity. He took kids to ball games. Also he would take them to movies and after that he would buy them bikes. Sometimes he would throw silver dollars at kids who were walking down the streets.He was taken to jail several of times for possession of illegal weapons Later he went to jail for 11 years for all of his illegal activities. The most famous prison he went to was Alcatraz.

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