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Figures such as Al Capone and John Dillinger have come to represent the rise of organized crime in the 1920s and 1930s. This section contains information about these and other important figures from the 1920s and 1930s.

Featured Article:  James M. Cox

Cox, James Middleton (1870 - 1957), a United States newspaper publisher and public official. See more »

Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight

Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight

After Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a transatlantic flight, she became a national celebrity. Learn about Earhart's accomplishments and find out why her disappearance is still a mystery.

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Why can't we solve the Amelia Earhart mystery?

Why can't we solve the Amelia Earhart mystery?

Amelia Earhart vanished more than 70 years ago and her fate still perplexes the world. What happened to this internationally acclaimed pilot? What's keeping us from finding out?

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Al Capone

Capone, Al (Alphonse) (1899 - 1947), a United States gangster. During the prohibition era, he achieved international notoriety as boss of the Chicago underworld.

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Alfred Emanuel Smith

Smith, Alfred E. (Emanuel) (18731944), a United States political leader. As the first four-term governor of New York (191920, 192328), Al Smith gained a reputation as an efficient administrator, a progressive reformer, and a colorful politician.

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Andrew Mellon

Mellon, Andrew William (1855 - 1937), a United States financier and statesman.

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Bernt Balchen

Balchen, Bernt (1899 - 1973), a United States aviator. Balchen was a skilled flier who became an expert in handling planes on polar flights.

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Charles Curtis

Curtis, Charles (1860 - 1936), the 31st Vice President of the United States. A conservative Republican, he served under President Herbert Hoover, 1929 - 33.

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Charles Gates Dawes

Dawes, Charles Gates (1865 - 1951), a United States lawyer, financier, and statesman.

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James M. Cox

Cox, James Middleton (1870 - 1957), a United States newspaper publisher and public official.

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John Dillinger

Dillinger, John (1902 - 1934), a United States criminal. Dillinger projected an image of glamour and generosity that made him a kind of Robin Hood folk hero to the American public.

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John W. Davis

Davis, John William (1873 - 1955), a United States lawyer and statesman. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President in 1924 against Republican Calvin Coolidge.

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