Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
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The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was a notorious 1929 gangland killing in Chicago in which seven members of Bugs Moran's North Side Gang were murdered, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Al Capone, symbolizing the violent criminal underworld of the Prohibition era.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre | 3 |
| St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 3 |
| The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre | 2 |
| Saint Valentine's Day Massacre canonical | 1 |
| St. Valentine’s Day Massacre | 1 |
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Target entity: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre Context triple: [Prohibition era in the United States, associatedEvent, Saint Valentine's Day Massacre]
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A.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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Haymarket
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E.
North Hollywood shootout
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre Target entity description: The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was a notorious 1929 gangland killing in Chicago in which seven members of Bugs Moran's North Side Gang were murdered, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Al Capone, symbolizing the violent criminal underworld of the Prohibition era.
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A.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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B.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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C.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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D.
Haymarket
Haymarket is a small historic town in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, known for its quaint downtown and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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E.
North Hollywood shootout
The North Hollywood shootout was a 1997 armed confrontation in Los Angeles in which two heavily armed bank robbers engaged in a prolonged gun battle with police, prompting major changes in law enforcement weaponry and tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gangland killing
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
|
| countryDuringEvent | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1929-02-14 ⓘ |
| disguiseOfAssailants | police uniforms ⓘ |
| era |
Prohibition era in the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Prohibition era
|
| federalResponse | increased federal attention to organized crime ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
books on organized crime in Chicago
ⓘ
films about Al Capone ⓘ |
| impactOnAlCapone |
heightened public notoriety
ⓘ
increased law enforcement pressure ⓘ |
| intendedTarget | Bugs Moran ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementResponse | Chicago Police Department investigation ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | no one was ever convicted for the murders ⓘ |
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive national press coverage ⓘ |
| method | shooting ⓘ |
| motive |
control of bootlegging operations
ⓘ
gang rivalry ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Adam Heyer
ⓘ
Albert Kachellek ⓘ Peter Gusenberg ⓘ
surface form:
Frank Gusenberg
James Clark ⓘ John May ⓘ Peter Gusenberg ⓘ Reinhardt Schwimmer ⓘ |
| numberOfGunmen | at least 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsKilled | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Chicago
ⓘ
history of organized crime in the United States ⓘ |
| perpetratorAllegedOrganizer | Al Capone ⓘ |
| perpetratorOrganizationAlleged | Chicago Outfit ⓘ |
| resultedInDeathOf | members of North Side Gang ⓘ |
| survivors | one dog ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
gang warfare in Chicago
ⓘ
violent criminal underworld of Prohibition era ⓘ |
| targetedGang | North Side Gang ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | S-M-C Cartage Company garage ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInNeighborhood | Lincoln Park ⓘ |
| victimGroup | North Side Gang ⓘ |
| victimLeader | Bugs Moran ⓘ |
| weaponsUsed |
Thompson submachine gun
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revolver ⓘ shotgun ⓘ |
| year | 1929 ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre Description of subject: The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was a notorious 1929 gangland killing in Chicago in which seven members of Bugs Moran's North Side Gang were murdered, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Al Capone, symbolizing the violent criminal underworld of the Prohibition era.
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