Al Capone (Full name: Alphonse Gabriel Capone), was born in Brooklyn, New York City, one winter day, January 17th, 1899. His father, Gabriele and his mother, Teresina, migrated to the United States from the Southern European country of Italy. The family made a journey first through other European nations before crossing the Atlantic on a boat from then Austria Hungary, to NYC, and then moving into a house at 95 Navy Street, near a Navy yard close to down town Brooklyn. (On left: Brooklyn Bridge, 1900) Al's father worked as a barber back in his native Italy, and took up a job as a barber at a nearby barber shop, as well. Al grew up with 8 other siblings, James, Raffaele, Salvatore "Frank", John, Albert, Matthew, Rose, and Mafalda.



Capone wasn't bad at first. He attended a Catholic school, and was a fairly impressive student, other than the fact that he had trouble obeying the rather strict rules. In one incident, he struck his teacher in the face, getting him expelled at the age of 14. He took up small jobs while looking for something to do, such as at a bowling alley, before finding his way to a life of crime.

Although, Capone did inherit the Chicago outfit from his mentor, Johnny Torrio (left), Torrio took over from James Colosimo after he was killed. Capone was suspected by authorities for Colosimo's death. To escape the heat he was getting from the law, he moved out to Cicero, a small distance from downtown Chicago. While in Cicero, Capone would be involved in a number of events that would lead to him growing as a big name in the Chicago crime world.

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Capone and Torrio continued to build up the Outfit, eventually getting tangled up with North-Side Gang. Scruffs with the North side gang would eventually end up to Torrio's arrest, his departure, the handing down of the Outfit to Capone's control, and the most infamous crime the was ever to be pinned on Capone's name.