The birth of the mob and everything since.
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May 26, 1950
The first hearings of the Kefauver Committee are held in Miami, and testimony establishes that large-scale illegal gambling is occurring in the state.
May 3, 1950
The five-member U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, led by U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, popularly known at the Kefauver Committee, is established.
April 24, 1950
The Desert Inn Hotel, run by former Cleveland Mob boss Moe Dalitz, opens in Las Vegas.
June 20, 1947
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is killed at the Beverly Hills, California, home of girlfriend Virginia Hill.
January 25, 1947
Al Capone, his mental and physical health destroyed by syphilis, dies in Palm Island, Florida.
December 26, 1946
The Flamingo Hotel, run by mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, opens in Las Vegas.
