The improvisational music that results has a syncopated ... The introduction of Prohibition in 1920 brings jazz into gangster-run nightclubs, the venues that serve alcohol and hire black musicians.

The allure of wealth and power, the precarious gambling of life and death - there's nothing quite like a good gangster movie.

Karlen’s entertaining dirty laundry list in “Augie’s Secrets” details the beginning of organized crime connected to the alcohol smuggling of the 1920s ... in his music journalism. “I was trying to ...

The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, ...

“This event combines music, classic cars ... which is in turn based on the true story of 1920s Quad City gangster John Looney. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig.

A Mafia wedding in the 1920s will be the setting for a special murder mystery fundraising dinner Friday evening at Venue 906 ...

Those who remember still compare him to Al Capone, the leader of a ruthless 1920s criminal syndicate ... Hoover helped form the violent Gangster Disciples street gang, and he ran it from state ...

A Symbol of Sophistication, Power, and Intrigue. The costume prop cigar has been an iconic symbol in film, television, and stage productions for decades. I ...

Mitzi Gaynor, star of 1950s big-screen musicals including “ South Pacific ” and “Les Girls” and of a series of beloved ...

“Gen John T. Thompson, U.S.A., retired, inventor of the Thompson submachine gun and in charge of design and manufacture of ...