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St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago

Members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang were gunned down in a garage on North Clark Street in a high-profile gangland killing known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago

The massacre shocked the nation, focused public attention on violent organized crime, and intensified demands for stronger federal law-enforcement measures during the final weeks of Coolidge's presidency.

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