The Mob Mentality of Al Capone - Biography

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[@margie713]

I grew up in Chicago and moved to Virginia in the mid-70's while in high school. Whenever classmates or others learned I was from Chicago, they invariably asked, "Have you ever seen Al Capone?" They were always shocked to learn he had died decades ago. His infamy lived on ...

[@Biographics]

Odd. I live in Virginia and would never assume that. - Shell

[@victorsolano6369]

Doubtless though even as a schoolkid in the 2000s he was still a huge chicago legend

[@ghettouptown6619]

@@michaeldiekmann6494 nigga who tf thinks that

[@ryp1562]

Rich Affinito the further back you go the more related they are to you .......

[@jonathanescamilla3659]

Yo you live in Virginia Wtfff me too what city tho simon

[@donhancock332]

My sister-in-law's grandmother was patted on the head by Al Capone at the ballpark.

[@ToastyChud]

Don Hancock the ballpark? 😂

[@jackhankins7963]

Nice

[@comrade8185]

That sounds to specific to be a lie

[@jamessimpson6971]

Wouldn’t your sister in laws grandmother just be your wife’s grandmother?

[@Rockoblocko]

@@jamessimpson6971 not of it's your bros/sisters wife.

[@jerichohill487]

Teacher hit him first. So on top of everything else he was a pioneer in gender equality.

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

Low key mad you beat me to this comment

[@Andy_Bram]

Hahaha 😂

[@williamparker2922]

🤔

[@henriklondahl8371]

Charles Roberts someone doesn’t know a joke

[@charlesroberts3650]

@@henriklondahl8371 I know, right? Jericho's "joke" doesn't even make sense, there's no "joke".

[@barbarasprague]

I'm surprised you left out the fact that it was Al Capone who had expiration dates put on milk cartons!

[@indeedyes7869]

Barbara Sprague really I never knew🤨

[@dondash8921]

Apparently opened the first soup kitchen. He wanted to be seen as a legit guy by the public. & Barbara, he also put expiration dates on some people.

[@tobydawes6007]

he also predicted the wallstreet crash

[@winningbiggly6419]

He also gave my grandmother herpes

[@Lakefront_Khan]

@@winningbiggly6419 That's sad, I'm sorry.

[@firstcynic92]

If you want to find out more about Al, head to these 2 places. The Mob Museum, downtown Las Vegas. They have the actual St. Valentines Day Massacre wall plus huge amounts of other stuff. There's also massive amounts of stuff about the Vegas mobs in the 50s and the NYC mobs of the 80s. Mount Carmel cemetery in Chicago. About half the people mentioned in this video are buried there, including Al Capone.

[@janetfromanotherplanet1301]

First Cynic or go to Moose Jaw Canada. Bootlegging tunnels are there and we're supposedly used by al Capone.

[@scottklocke891]

Many enemies of Capone are buried there also, in death there is peace?

[@sarahfields288]

There's a mob museum?! Another reason for me to get my arse to the U.S

[@mattymayhem1232]

I've come to realize that I can watch ANY sort of content as long as Whistler narrates it. This dude is a verbal wizard. P.s. I literally live a block away from the St.Valentines day massacre, I pass it everyday whilst walking my dog.

[@losthart5577]

Absolutely.. I absolutely concur

[@jewelsucks8113]

Pizza oven grinder. Mmm Must go there soon

[@richardsimmons6785]

@@jewelsucks8113 went there back in January it was so good worth the hour and a half wait to get in the door

[@renegaderader7573]

Yea his voice is amazing

[@comettamer]

Indeed. I could listen to Simon read a phone book and be interested lol.

[@rogerholloway8498]

Fascinating presentation! I really like the in depth research being done on this channel.

[@joshabel3033]

Roger Holloway in depth research my ass 6 mins thru and he has gotten three things wrong.

[@joshabel3033]

Roger Holloway in depth research my ass 6 mins thru and he has gotten three things wrong.

[@buninparadise9476]

how ironic

[@jessehartley8139]

Me too one of the best channels for this kind of information. Would love if simon would do more controversial,evil,twisted, not very well known people. Alot of these videos are of people most of the world already knows..

[@generalpatton7876]

Back when it was shameful to have a child out of wedlock so you got married. Wish we kept those values today.

[@ElizabethF2222]

There was an old video in a soup kitchen. One of the starving people in there said, "If it weren't for Al Capone, we wouldn't eat." I think he was seen as a local hero of such. Love this channel, Simon! You are amazing!

[@cl1cka]

It's a ploy A LOT of powerful gangsters all over the world employ. Feed the poor and desperate and you gain basically a network of informants and free PR about how good you are, while at the same time they are burring bodies by the hundreds, raping and destroying families left and right....

[@ElizabethF2222]

@@cl1cka Very true. They tried to come across as "good Samaritans" when in fact, they were cold blooded killers.

[@amistry605]

I'm from Chicago, and when I was in high school, we went on a field trip to the art institute of Chicago and the Hull house. After visiting the art museum, we had some time to kill and our teachers just took us walking around the city until we had to leave. He showed us a building with bullet holes on the side of it and told us it was from the mob era and said it was pretty common back then for drive-by's to occur. It was surreal thinking about the fact that Al Capone could've ordered a hit, and that was the reason I was looking at that bullet hole STILL in that wall in 2012... it was weird.

[@epicpolyphony]

Mobsters - the original stormtroopers! Over 1000 rounds, and no deaths?! Seriously??

[@Bluesit32]

epicpolyphony Tommy guns aren't known for their accuracy.

[@popupheadlights]

@@Bluesit32 almost any gun can be accurate as long as you don't just spray a whole damn drum of 45 acp

[@slopcrusher3482]

TheBlues32 if you have every held a tommy gun with the fully loaded drum magazine, you’ll know this is true, it’s hard to look down the sights so that’s why so many mobsters shot from the hip

[@SlyPearTree]

The original spray and pray?

[@charlesroberts3650]

@@crashstitches79 Yeah, it's segregation rearing it's ugly head. I know of individual migrants who come here and have PHDs; lawyers, doctors, Jewelers etc., who have to work as dishwashers, janitors, store clerks and live in "Ghettos".

[@joruss443]

Al helped my struggling grandparents pay rent and buy food when he lost his job. He was a mobster but he had a soft spot for helping people.

[@leighsaldivar4439]

I’ve heard that

[@kaylew108]

Didnt Capone set up the first soup kitchens in Chicago? I remember learning he set up several charities in the area to win public support

[@sammysam2615]

Yes. And he used to stand outside a church in Chicago Heights handing $20 bills to the poor and asked them, "The Pope do that for you?" It was brilliant and worked, at least for a while

[@gregorykendrick4245]

He fed the poor

[@Greg_Gatsby]

I see pictures once in a while showing the storefront of where Al Capone gave coffee and donuts to the unemployed. The grandfather of high school friends was given money by Al Capone to set up his tailor shop. AC was not a villain to local Chicagoans, for the most part.

[@Greg_Gatsby]

@Sammy Sam - Was that St Agnes Church in the Heights? I went to school there.

[@gregorykendrick4245]

@@Greg_Gatsby he put people to work how can thayyy work if thayyy have nothing to eat he fed every one who was hungry family's to people can't imagine how bad the depression was if you wanted to work he would put you to work remember there we're no jobs. Anywhere.

[@vodka4680]

For anyone interested in this time period, the 1920’s mob scene, watch the show “boardwalk empire” one of the best shows I’ve ever watched. Guys like big Jim and lucky luciano are included in it, so fascinating

[@TonyVerrazano]

vodka I love boardwalk empire. I'm from New Jersey and if you go to Atlantic city to the Ritz Carlton (which is still standing and has since been converted to condominiums) there is a plaque with the names Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, AL Capone and Charles "Lucky" Luciano listed as former guests of the hotel.

[@sabrinawilliams8717]

I love Boardwalk!

[@MarekUtd]

SUCH a good tv show. Richard Harrow is the best character in that show.

[@ccarboc2794]

I agree I loved that show.

[@acquiretaste3287]

Season 1 was the best

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:20 - Chapter 1 - Early life 3:10 - Chapter 2 - Family life 4:10 - Chapter 3 - Return to gang life 6:20 - Chapter 4 - Chicago 8:55 - Chapter 5 - Rise to power 16:00 - Chapter 6 - The king of chicago

[@DavidFMayerPhD]

Alfonse Gabriel Capone was a complex man and not a comic book villain. He had many laudable traits. He was fiercely loyal to those of his employees who were loyal to him. If a subordinate was sent to jail, his salary was continued undiminished and sent directly to his family. He also knew how to treat his employees with kindness and understanding, forgiving genuine errors generously. Furthermore, he was the VERY FIRST employer in history to provide comprehensive medical insurance to all of his employees. If an employee or a family member had a medical bill of any sort, he was told to mail it to Al and the Capone organization paid it promptly. He was very generous to charities and assisted the indigent. Of course, DISLOYALTY he treated violently and ruthlessly. He also had no sympathy with those who encroached on what he considered "His Territory". He was must certain NOT a man to cross. Even the Mafia stayed out of his way. [Capone was NOT part of the Mafia, which was Sicilian in origin; Capone was Neapolitan.] He was a great friend, and a terrible enemy. But he was not the kind of one-dimensional villain that he is often made out to be. See these biographies: Also, his reign as the Kingpin of Prohibition was brief: It lasted only SIX YEARS. Capone: The Life & Times of Al Capone by John Kobler (1973) Mr. Capone: The Real - and Complete - Story of Al Capone by Robert J. Schoenberg (1993) Uncle Al Capone: The Untold Story From Inside His Family by Deirdre Marie Capone (2015)

[@andrewanderson7912]

Perfectly said. He was far from a Saint but he wasn't the monster media made him out to be.

[@sheldonaubut]

Much, much better without the loud music and the "pings". Absolutely awesome! Thanks!

[@Biographics]

Thanks, nobody seemed to like the pings :)

[@molivah]

Biographics keep the music, just no pings :)

[@3frenchhens818]

Interesting: The headline for Capone's conviction was printed larger than, and above, the story about Thomas Edison's death.

[@ValliantPoppys]

Who cares about some light bulb we all know expiration dates on milk cartons and undermining american law is a far greater achievement

[@riatorex8722]

@Venting Poem Especially when those lightbulbs were not really his 'invention'

[@megabladechronicles962]

@@riatorex8722 Edison invented the first lightbulb that could be reliably used, saying that he stole the idea for the lightbulb is like saying Apple stole the idea of cell phones.

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

@@megabladechronicles962 Y'know, I read a book that mentioned some of Edison's very intriguing ideas. Apparently, he once advertised his lightbulbs as "everlasting" and his idea of "everlasting" was to make them as unreliable as possible so that people would just continue to replace their bulbs every so often that in a way, it indeed is everlasting. Quite fascinating if you think about it

[@riatorex8722]

@@megabladechronicles962 Touché. Although what I don't like is how he is always credited as the sole inventor of the electric lightbulb

[@DidierPeroni]

Thank you for being my preferred way of procrastination (cries a bit)

[@Biographics]

If we can help just one person procrastinate, then we have done our job. -Shell

[@2014kaydee]

For anyone who is curious like I was regarding why he wasn't cured of his syphilis. Although we knew penicillin injections could cure the disease by the late 20s, Capone's case was too advanced to doctors to cure him.

[@connor7845]

15:19 It may just be me, but the way you said it makes it sound like Capone ordered a hit on himself.

[@Hagbergscorner]

I reacted too. He says Capone has had enough and ordered a hit on Capone. 😁

[@Cnith]

Yeah I had to rewind and listen to that one again. Glad I wasn't alone!

[@shaden2187]

Yeah, so I'm not the only one who heard that lol

[@DoomFinger511]

Glad it wasn't just me

[@stangable5564]

It was done on pourpose - anyone who calls it out will be hunted down and killed within 5 years.

[@davidlow7832]

18:34 Lol only Al Capone could over shadow the death of Thomas Edison...insane newspaper cover

[@oldsrocket8841]

Yep that's crazy. Edison invented the light bulb and it was lights out if you crossed Capone.

[@softdrink-0]

@@oldsrocket8841 he didn’t invent the light bulb, he just bought the patent

[@benl1799]

@@oldsrocket8841 Edison is a fraud who stole from real inventors

[@oldsrocket8841]

@@benl1799 I dislike him for another reason.

[@benl1799]

@@oldsrocket8841 being?

[@CaptainComradeCool]

I lost it when the pictures of his brothers came up and its the actors from boardwalk empire.

[@JenandTonic95]

Lol same I thought to myself "omg the casting directors got frank Capone so right" but then I realised it was a poster for boardwalk empire 😂

[@anthonybayonne9361]

Yeah I thought one of them looked familiar too lmao

[@ExecutiveCounsel]

"You'll get farther with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word."

[@Wysiwyg43]

I'm enjoying this channel! I missed the big animated thumbs up, but I gave it one anyway. Cheers!

[@one-of-us9939]

Now that you had mentioned it... I miss the animated thumb too!

[@Biographics]

Thanks - these videos are not published in the order they were produced :). This was actually an earlier one (maybe even the first one I recorded come to think about it). The animated thumbs up came as a later addition. I think it should be in all videos from this point on!

[@one-of-us9939]

Biographics, I agree.

[@csongorkomlosy190]

Csingiling

[@erikk77]

An associate of mine claims to have been handed down a card/note of apology, that was written by Al Capone. Apparently her great grandmother owned a shop where some of Capone's cronies busted up the place (reason unknown). Her great grandmother is said to have chased the men out with a broom for busting up the place. Capone got word of this and sent flowers and card of apology to her great grandmother. I never did see the card, but It makes a good story as even the toughest gangster can be chased out of a place by a strong willed woman with a broom !

[@aaronseet2738]

"Jury Convicts Capone" "Thomas A. Edison Dies in Sleep at 84"

[@guillermovazquez1084]

Crazy year 1947

[@ninjaplaysmcbraden5090]

Guillermo Vazquez 1931 was the year Edison died

[@guillermovazquez1084]

@@ninjaplaysmcbraden5090 yeah i got it confused

[@ajdoman317]

"League Warns Japanese" is pretty prophetic as well.

[@Gltdoors]

Just so you know, and I'm sure you already do that we adore these videos. I think they're Far and Away the best that you guys produce. But because they aren't top tens lists and short-form, they're going to be less popular and for as long as you decide to keep making them they will be a labor of love. I wish you could get rich off of them, because you deserve to. I, along with all of your other 90000 subscribers to this specific channel of yours, adore your work here. Hope you can keep it up, and I hope people develop longer attention spans.

[@MaSx94]

The sound is a lot better now! Thank you for this video!

[@thunderhammerx2966]

Great video, interesting stuff. I don't usually point out errors, but it made me chuckle when you said Capone ordered a hit on Capone when talking about Bugs Moran.

[@Biographics]

Thanks for keeping us honest.

[@madhonib]

My grandmother's cousin was a Flapper in Chicago during the Capon years. She went on to become a Nun in the Sisters of St Joesph. Seems she had quite the wildlife, before becoming the Sweet Nun I grew up knowing! We just never really know people, do we?

[@sinappikalle9929]

1:20 wasn't Capones family from Naples? Wasn't that why he wasn't considered full member of the La Cosa Nostra, because he wasn't sicilian

[@rickkennett3192]

Si, Napoli.

[@ironfeather2438]

Yes the first thing this guy did was come out with inaccurate information and when Al had to run from New York he got that money from Benjamin Siegel as they were very close friends

[@doctor1267]

@@ironfeather2438 These channels prioritize quantity over quality.

[@cambodianbreastmilk2980]

Vito genovese wasn't sicilian and he ran his own family.

[@sinappikalle9929]

@@cambodianbreastmilk2980 But the other mob guys didn't like him and wanted him killed

[@TheHoagie13]

Biographics Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski...

[@dobbytheelf5963]

Omg yes PLEEEEEAAAASE one of my favorite mobster tales!!!

[@HMMurdock220]

Jon Haugland I couldn’t agree more!

[@jessaguilar4747]

That would be awesome!!!!

[@DeadPixel1105]

The vast majority of his claims have been debunked. He was never a mafia hit man. He never killed hundreds of people. The only murders he committed were killing a few of his own personal business associates - and it wasn't mob related at all. His few actual victims had nothing to do with the mafia. In fact, he wasn't involved with the mafia at all. He never worked with them or for them. He wasn't friends with any of them. He wasn't involved in the mafia in any way, shape, or form. The man was a massive pathological liar that just wanted attention. It's been confirmed.

[@Appathetic_Substance_Abuse]

@@DeadPixel1105 could you cite me some sources please. Id like to learn

[@paulsimmons5726]

Although Capone eventually took a fall, when he was on top, he was everything portrayed in the movies and more. Great video, congrats on the new channel!

[@mczenk5095]

Absolutely loving the channel. I'm on a binge. Also love Today I Found Out, and TopTenz. By far my favorite narrator/presenter. You have any other channels?

[@holdenroth5929]

Mike Czenkus He has a vlog channel. He doesn’t upload on it anymore.

[@jessiehermit9503]

"He then began a twelve-month jail time." Way to make one year sound longer than it is.

[@majorsynth]

Capone didn't move from Sicily. The Capone's were Napoli.

[@hisroyalhighnesscaesar9153]

True he was not Sicilian.

[@sabrinawilliams8717]

Sicilians and le gente sono di stivale (people from the boot) will fight about how they're not similar. For example I'm part Napoletana and... I would be upset if I was called Siciliana.

[@_jimmythesaint]

@Pierre LeDouche u don't have to be from Sicily. u just have to be Italian to be cosa nostra. and only ur dad has to be Italian. stop watching good fellas

[@Nikboyle]

He was born in New York

[@sabrinawilliams8717]

@Freddie Krueger I feel bad that I even posted this comment now. Different cultures/lifestyles, language wise, food wise but I guess that could be said about any country.

[@320ifq]

As always mr whistler brings a factual story to life with his skilful use of words and phrases

[@geovaniestacio1107]

Good job! You sure know how to grab an audiences attention with the way you tell these biographies .

[@dezyd9195]

I love it, can you do Pablo Escobar I really want to know how rich he was.

[@plr4plr]

Near the high point of his power, he was worth roughly 60 Billion dollars. Also from a DEA report, from a bio show I saw, he had on hand at his home 10 million in cash.

[@poopiepantsmcgee456]

Literally had SO MUCH CASH the rats ate something like a million a year

[@sjc4091]

it was BILLIONS per year that he lost to rats - he wrote off 10% of his earnings each year due to rats & water damage

[@thomasbellotti6616]

Dezy D None of these idiots are correct. gonna have to google it yourself bruv

[@indeedyes7869]

Dezy D he’s the one who led Cuba right🤨

[@marauderpictures6815]

There's no way to cover this subject in so short a time. I'd like to see one on the Chicago Beer Wars of the 1920s, Frank Rio, The Terrible Genna brothers, etc.

[@feralbluee]

hi Simon - i love these bios. very good productions. Love the photos and film scenes. i also like the music you guys pick for each time period, but playing it all through the vid, even though it's low, makes it hard to hear you and you have to really pay attention. god, what an era that was - all brought to you by Prohibition. thank you so much. :}

[@charlienavarr6466]

You didn't mention that Ol' Al opened the first soup kitchens in Chicago for victims of The Depression. Aside from that, good damn job on the narrative!

[@ericcook5745]

This was the first video I watched on your new channel and I do have to say I love it already I had let your other channel before too and this one's equally is good you're very smart dude and you actually teach me a lot of stuff it's always good to learn new things and you're good at doing that I'm surprised you were never a teacher LOL but yeah good channels keep it up you pick some good topics and good people on this chill and your other channel which is basically why I watch all the time just want to let you know I love it and I can't promise nothing cuz I'm pretty poor and I'm pretty broke myself I'm not working right now and I got a child take care of but as soon as I got a couple extra bucks I'll be more than happy to give it to you on patreon it's well worth it and money well spent when I get it off course keep up the good videos dude!!

[@tylermease8465]

Al WAS A HERO Plain & SIMPLE ! We need more people like him around today❤

[@TechnoLawyer]

Damn man, do you sleep? Between Today I Found Out and this channel, that's a lot of work. Enjoyed the video, but that's unsurprising, as I always enjoy your others.

[@Biographics]

And Toptenznet also here on KZbin. kzbin.info

[@Biographics]

oh, and Visual Politik: kzbin.info/door/T3v6vL2H5HK4loLMc8pmCw ;)

[@delimar77]

I've been binge watching your videos for 3 days. Amazing channel!

[@jessc2282]

Love your story-telling ability. Love this channel. Keep it up ;)

[@ozoneemerald21ozoneemerald97]

Wonderful video This is the first video I’ve seen on the channel and I can’t wait to watch more

[@tschmidt7409]

Biographics one thing you got wrong the irs may have protrayed him as not doing anything for the poor but he actually founded one of the first soup kitchens in the United States in 1931 in an attempt to clean up his image

[@BenDover-lu4pw]

So what if He fed a couple fukn hobos. he's still a murderer, thief, and drug dealer.

[@josephbailey4421]

@@BenDover-lu4pw wats wrong with drug dealing lmao

[@rayvenheath363]

I was born and raised in Sioux City Iowa. He had a huge influence here in the Little Chicago! They're remodeling the hotel he used to stay in downtown and his brother died a few towns over. Aaaaand I live like 15 minutes away from a house he used to stay in too.

[@ILuvSynchro99]

Hello Simon, I always really enjoy watching your videos on all the channels for which you are associated with for their fair and informative depiction of the subject. I look forward to being a viewer for well into the future.

[@MackenzieCorkern17]

This is pretty much what we have all heard about Capone. Love your videos. Torrio was smart he got out surpised he was let out alive though.

[@Guitcad1]

18:30 The judge did not find him guilty, the jury did.

[@davidmarte9866]

At minute 15:25 you said “Capone ordered a massive hit on Capone”?

[@faith_alone]

He saw himself as a threat, and took action

[@stangable5564]

It was done on pourpose - anyone who calls it out will be hunted down and killed within 5 years.

[@joetorrisi]

LOL cmon dude Al Capone notoriously didn’t agree with Sicilian rules because his parents were from Naples. Where did you get that he came over from Sicily?

[@sabrinawilliams8717]

So right Joe. Sicilians and le gente sono di stivale (people from the boot) will fight about how they're not similar. For example I'm part Napoletana and... I would be upset if I was called Siciliana.

[@miscellaneous_man756]

@@sabrinawilliams8717 Fico

[@charlienavarr6466]

Killer channel so far Simon! Keep up the great work!!

[@gawaineross4656]

Excellent work, Simon. Maybe you could post your favorite Top Tenz?

[@philread7668]

I like your delivery Simon. Factual and concise.

[@rachelb3449]

I love the series Boardwalk Empire. Thank you for sharing

[@iwillusethisshittysystemwh7862]

You got cake for days. 😍

[@enemene22]

Great work! Really enjoyed this!

[@watsonwolfe]

Same day Capone got convicted, Thomas Edison passed away at age of 84.

[@mikekram2199]

11:04 Bloody hell!! You could have warned us in case any children may be watching. I told my nephew to watch your channel.

[@Britanical1]

Great video Simon love this series

[@Biographics]

Thanks Ryan :). Tell your friends ;).

[@Britanical1]

Biographics will do

[@abteentajdin8877]

That was very interesting video thank you so much for telling it

[@samoroth]

I would pay any amount of money to hear him say “dègo pimp” again lmao...

[@ironjohn5914]

I remember working for AL we had a lot of stuff to do I miss those days we had a blast.......rip boss.

[@shaden2187]

"By February of 1929, Capone had had enough. 'He' ordered a huge hit on Capone". ???? So Capone ordered a hit 9n himself? I think you misspoke, my friend.

[@David_Me825]

Im just came here from visualPolitik and already like it. Nice job!

[@brendamurphy8654]

He did do too many horrible things to count, but if it wasn't for him, During The Great Depression, many more people would have died from starvation, if it wasn't for him! Al Capone was 1 of the first people to open soup kitchens for the poor men, & families, during the Great Depression. He also contributed to many Charities, & helped poor Italians, who were having a hard time providing for they're families. I think that this is why, he was protected, loved & hated, by so many people of the time! ❤️✌️

[@shebbs1]

Even the most simple thug can really be a complex person.

[@kasession]

I was a huge fan of the show "Married With Children". Great comedy that ran for 11 years. I forget all the details, but there's an episode where 'Al' (The husband) files a fraudulent tax return. When he gets caught (I think there's an audit), he thinks his savings grace is that Peg (the wife) is also in trouble. She didn't sign the return. Her reason for not signing was "That's what they got Capone on". I roared when I heard that line. I still remember it to this day.

[@mojofish1]

7:51 that is the church in the "Home Alone" movie...

[@perneco123]

15: 23 Capone ordered a massive hit to take place on Capone on Valentine's Day

[@PazzoLucas]

Woah woah are we gonna skip over how the death of Thomas Edison was secondary to him being found guilty (18:32) History's greatest crook and Al Capone on one newspaper front page

[@riatorex8722]

Makes sense, considering the people had not yet learnt about Edison's wicked nature

[@LeftToWrite006]

I grew up in Cicero. I had a great uncle that worked for Al Capone. Even today (2018), it's still a mob-controlled town. But he was thought of as somewhat of a hero to the people in Cicero because he bought loyalty by giving people jobs and giving food at holidays (especially to Italian immigrant families).

[@normalviewer740]

18:33 Tomas Edison Dies! Wow what a crazy day!

[@michiganmade6275]

Simon is the GOAT when it comes to narration. Don't @ me!

[@Biographics]

Thanks :)

[@ryanhayward2161]

Great video!!

[@archstanton6102]

Really enjoying your new channel. Have watched 3 today

[@Biographics]

Thank you.

[@johnbrown303]

Capone used tunnels from Canada to the states to smuggle booze. Want to check that out, look into the Sleeman Brewery based out of Guelph, Ontario and the caves in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan also known as the Al Capone Caves.

[@lonniegibson7675]

Nope that moosejaw jive is made up all the booze crossed the Detroit River at night with a one day drive to Chicago. The moose jaw story was made up by a local guy who grew up in moose jaw and based the capone connection on this dude meeting capone's right hand man named, "diamond jim". But capone never had a gang member named diamond jim, diamond jkm was from New York at a different time, so that guy was BSing people here in moosejaw because of their ignorance of who diamond jim really was, Google him, so moose jaw based this whole capone balowny story on this local BSer, why would capone ship liqueur 1500 miles on train to moosejaw then another 1000 miles south to Chicago by another train when he could get it from seegrams in Windsor in 1day.

[@dkupke]

Lonnie Gibson and much like drug gangs today, the majority of their supply was brewed domestically. Smuggling was definitely a part of it, but in terms of risk and expense it was just cheaper to make it at home.

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@lonniegibson7675 I grew up in the 50s and sixties and I remember my parents telling me stories about the "rum running" from Canada through Detroit.

[@michellemurphy658]

Very comprehensive as always well done Simon !

[@0fficialdregs]

Loving This video

[@lexingtonlad5745]

This is becoming my favourite channel 😉

[@simongillaspie3265]

Do one on Alister Crowley

[@KwokeKnightK]

Hell yea

[@KabbalahSherry]

Oooh yes please! 😃

[@ToastyChud]

He did

[@lisaellis9749]

No, pleez No, the guy was a Satanist, and believed in human sacrifice, and sexually abusing children, Disgusting.

[@sunlight-sky151]

@@lisaellis9749 Lol um, no.

[@Anthony-gq7dk]

Once again , superb Simon . Any chance of a documentary on Pablo Picasso , the mirror image and life of your excellent documentary on Van Gogh . Well done , keep em coming please.

[@freddie514]

ving the new channel Simon! I watch your videos from top tenz everyday after work, so its safe to say you've become part of my daily life lol. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@Biographics]

Glad to hear it Freddie. Thanks for watching :).

[@davidallenspeaks9548]

Strange, I had heard Big Al was Neoplitan and not Sicilian but you would know. You produce excellent little Bios . Cheers .

[@alessandrobilancia3695]

Just a little correction.. He was from Angri, Salerno (Campania).. Not sicilian

[@redberry3852]

What a simpler time ... thanks ... GOD BLESS !!!

[@adub92199]

18:32 "Thomas A. Edison dies in sleep at 84" RIP to the legend himself

[@einhalbesbrot]

The Legend? Like watchu mean? He was a thief and had no real inventions plus he quite successfully stopped and hindered other inventors from being able to invent

[@alanswensen1802]

I really enjoyed this vid on Scarface. I especially like Simon’s delivery style.

[@sammysam2615]

Capone also expanded into Calumet City, Chicago Heights, and Crete, IL. The Capone Tunnel stretched all the way to Balmoral Race Track. You can find a lot of information about Capone and the Outfit in a book called "The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of The Chicago Outfit"

[@konker420]

Loving the new channel. Ever heard of a man named J.J. Rawlings? Former dictator and president of Ghana

[@paraguaymike5159]

konker420 Didnt he write Harry Potter?

[@chideraesinaulo4095]

@@paraguaymike5159 That was J.K Rowlings.

[@garricklopez1183]

Interesting as always one of my favorite channels thank you

[@peggyt1243]

I think the Italians pronounce the name Ca-po-nee. Think of minestrone.

[@diarradunlap9337]

peggyt1243 No, it was pronounced "Ca-pown," no "e" sound at the end. Some Italian surnames DO have a silent "e".

[@jackieyo6128]

As an italian i confirm what Diarra said but with the "e" sound at the end. Italian is read as it is written,we don't cut sounds like french at the end of words. :)

[@Keyon03]

@@jackieyo6128 penso che diarra lo intenda pronunciato come capovne, che é completamente sbagliato

[@AlastorTheNPDemon]

Last I remembered, Al _hated_ having his last name pronounced with the 'e'.

[@grza4911]

Well, he was born in the states so it's not unlikely that he went by an Anglicised version of his name. It would be interesting to know how it's pronounced in Neopolitan as that's what his background was.

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

CORRECTION: his family wasn’t from Sicily, they was from Angri, Campania region. It’s a small town near Naples.

[@khyreebattle4151]

Can you do Michael Jackson or jay z this was amazing. Much love from Indiana

[@flareinc7413]

Awesome and inspiring stuff as always, Simon. :)

[@Artimes1223]

Good stuff guys keep it up. I'll never run out of thumbs for your channels

[@Biographics]

And I for your comments.

[@codywhite1585]

I'm going on a marathon of your videos