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Feb 26, 2016 · On the anniversary of "Bugsy” Siegel’s birth, check out nine fascinating facts about one of American history’s most iconic gangsters.
Apr 8, 2024 · Bugsy Siegel (born February 28, 1906, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died June 20, 1947, Beverly Hills, California) was an American gangster who played an instrumental role in the initial development of Las Vegas gambling.
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel rose from the rough streets of New York City to the height of fame and fortune in sunny Southern California, but his violent death helped expose the dark side of Mob life. Although his life was cut short at age 41, he played a pivotal role in building modern Las Vegas.
May 1, 2024 · In the 1930s and 1940s, Bugsy Siegel thrived as one of America’s most successful gangsters. He first ran gambling and bootleg rackets in his native New York, then rubbed shoulders with movie stars in Los Angeles, and finally helped create Las Vegas as we know it.
Jun 20, 2017 · The murder of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is one of the signature events in organized crime history, rivaling the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago for supremacy in the popular consciousness. It’s perhaps no surprise that both events feature an unresolved mystery.
Nov 13, 2009 · Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, the man who brought organized crime to the West Coast, is shot and killed at his mistress Virginia Hill’s home in Beverly Hills, California. Siegel had been talking ...
Feb 9, 2021 · Michael Shnayerson’s “Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream” is a rise-and-fall story of the bootlegger and murderer who practically invented Las Vegas.
