14 February 1929 St Valentine’s Day Massacre

The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 murder of seven mob associates as part of a conflict between two criminal gangs in Chicago. They were the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone and the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran. Former members of the Egan’s Rats gang were also suspected of being involved, assisting Capone’s gang.