1929 ⟶ Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

February 14: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the murder of s...
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🔪 Billy the Kid's First Murder

August 17: Henry McCarty (who later becomes Billy the Kid) kills a blacksmith named Francis Cahill who becomes his first murder victim.⟶
Billy the Kid's First Murder (1877)
American WestMurderViolenceCrimeNew Mexico
United StatesUnited States

⛏️ Rock Springs Massacre: Miners Attack Chinese Immigrants

Rock Springs massacre: White miners rioted, killing at least 28 Chinese immigrant miners.⟶
Rock Springs Massacre: Miners Attack Chinese Immigrants (1885)
ImmigrationViolenceRacismXenophobia
United StatesUnited States

🚫 Prohibition Begins in the United States

January 17: Prohibition in the United States begins.⟶
Prohibition Begins in the United States (1920)
ProhibitionSocial ReformCrimeOrganized Crime
United StatesUnited States

💥 Bath School Disaster: Mass Murder in Michigan

May 18: The Bath School disaster, a series of violent attacks by Andrew Kehoe results in 45 deaths in Michigan, USA.⟶
Bath School Disaster: Mass Murder in Michigan (1927)
Mass MurderViolenceCrimeEducation
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

February 14: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.⟶
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
Organized CrimeProhibitionChicagoCrimeViolence
United StatesUnited States

😭 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

December 14: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.⟶
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting (2012)
Gun ViolenceMass MurderViolenceCrimeMental HealthTragedy
United StatesUnited States