The Chicago Syndicate: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was Born #OnThisDay in 1906

Friday, February 28, 2020

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was Born #OnThisDay in 1906

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, an American mobster with the Luciano crime family was one of the most infamous and feared gangsters of his day.

He was born on February 28th, 1906 and became a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip.

On the night of June 20, 1947, Siegel was shot and killed in a Beverly Hills home. The crime remains unsolved.


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  1. On his death bed, Jack Dragna's driver confessed to Bennie's murder.

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