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Benjamin " Bugsy " Siegel ( / ˈsiːɡəl /; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster [3] who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. [4]
May 1, 2024 · After making his name in the New York underworld, mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel built Las Vegas' Flamingo Hotel — just before his grisly 1947 murder.
Jun 17, 2022 · As Americans opened their newspapers on June 21, 1947, they saw large headlines about the murder of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, who, according to a United Press story, was the “nation’s No. 1 gangster.”
Born in Brooklyn in 1906, Bugsy Siegel built a criminal empire through bootlegging, gambling and assassinations before setting up shop. He opened the Flaming...
Jun 16, 2024 · Bugsy Siegel, American gangster who played an instrumental role in the initial development of Las Vegas gambling. However, his skimming and other duplicities angered Meyer Lansky and other bosses, and Siegel was killed in 1947. Learn more about his life and crimes.
Nov 9, 2009 · Bugsy Siegel rose to prominence in the organized-crime ranks of New York City before he was shot to death in his Beverly Hills home in 1947.
Jun 20, 2016 · Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is mainly remembered as a bloodthirsty but dapper gangster. In New York City, Siegel (1906-1947) was a core member of the infamous hit squad Murder Incorporated and ...
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel rose from the rough streets of New York City to the height of fame and fortune in sunny Southern California, but his violent death helped expose the dark side of Mob life. Although his life was cut short at age 41, he played a pivotal role in building modern Las Vegas.
Jun 20, 1997 · The mob-style rub-out of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel 50 years ago today at the Beverly Hills mansion of his street-wise, auburn-haired mistress has endured as one of Los Angeles’ most ...
Jul 22, 2024 · Bugsy Siegel was more than just a run-of-the-mill mobster. As one of the founding members of Murder, Inc., a notorious enforcement arm for the National Crime Syndicate, he was violent, compulsive, and dangerous. But he was smart, too.
