On This Day in 1872 Anthony D’Andrea was Born
On this day in 1872 Anthony D’Andrea was born in Valledolmo, Sicily. D’Andrea was one of the first mob bosses in the Chicago area during…
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David Hennessy Sr. was Killed On This Day in 1869
On this day in 1869 David Hennessy Sr. is killed in a New Orleans coffeehouse on St. Anne Street. He was a “Special Officer” of…
On This Day in 1837, New Orleans Parish Prison Opens
On this day in 1837 In New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Prison is opened where, 54 years later, the largest lynching in American history would…