On this date (Aug. 28) in 1863, Joseph Macheca of New Orleans was tried and convicted in a Union military occupation court in connection wit...

Meyer Lansky was a mobster who today is known for his longevity and intensity. A taciturn man, Meyer Lansky nevertheless put his money w...

Mafia assassin Valente  killed in East Village shooting On this date in 1922: Mafia assassin Umberto Valente was gunned down in a bold day...

On this date in 1909... An orchardman in Danbury, Connecticut, is ambushed and shot to death at his doorstep on Hospital Avenue. Newspaper ...