In 1931, he was
ultimately sentenced to 11 years in prison of which he served more
than 7.
He contracted syphilis which affected his brain and in his last years
in seclusion he has mentally regressed to the age of 12.
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/capone/capone.htm
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/capone.html
Car Race
The first car race in the Unites States, sponsored by the Chicago
Times-Herald was held in 1895. The contestants drove from Chicago to
Waukegan. It was won by James Frank Duryea (1869-1967).
His average speed was a whopping 10 kilometers per hours (7 1/2 MPH).
His brother, Charles, lost the race, driving a German Benz.
The Duryea brothers - Charles Edgar and James Frank - were
technological pioneers. They invented the first commercial American
automobile to run on gasoline in 1893-4 in their bicycle workshop and
a loft they rented. In 1895 they established the Duryea Motor Wagon
Company. It produced a total of 13 cars and went belly up in 1898.
Frank proceeded to design the prestigious and high standard
Stevens-Duryea limousine car.
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