A package of economic measures put together by the government to stimulate a floundering economy. The objective of a stimulus package is to reinvigorate the economy and prevent or reverse a recession by boosting employment and spending.
He married an Irish Catholic, Mae Coughlin, and they had a son, Albert Francis Capone, born December 4, 1918. Baby Albert was born with congenital syphilis, which Al later admitted he had contracted many years before, but had thought the disease had gone away when it went into remission.
Al Capone Biography. Name at birth: Alphonsus Capone. Alphonse âAlâ Capone was one of the most famous U.S. gangsters during the 1930s, a Chicago-based boss involved in illegal gambling, bootlegging (illegal alcohol) and prostitution. Al Capone got his start in New York, working as a thug and bouncer (where he got the three scars that spawned his nickname, âScarfaceâ). He moved to Chicago in 1919 and quickly moved up in the ranks of Johnny Torrioâs gang. Capone was known for his smarts and brutality, and by 1925 he was in charge of one of Chicagoâs biggest criminal gangs.