Event:
Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
Al Capone History:
April 21, 1986 - Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing
January 25, 1947 - Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48
November 16, 1939 - Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail
May 4, 1932 - Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary
February 2, 1932 - Al Capone sent to prison
June 12, 1931 - Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury
January 17, 1899 - Al Capone, born in Brooklyn, New York, gangster, Chicago bootlegging
More Notable Events on October 24:
1945 U.N. charter comes into effect
1938 U.S. forbids child labor in factories
1931 Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
1904 1st New York subway opens
1861 1st transcontinental telegram sent ending Pony Express
