The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (film) as he learns of their plans to kill him. Moran dies in prison, dropping a verbal clue to the crime: "Only Capone kills like that." No one is ever charged for the murders of St. Valentine's Day of 1929, as they either disappear going into hiding or are violently killed. "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" was not, as might be guessed, inspired by the 1959-63 ABC TV series, "The Untouchables", but is one of many motion pictures adapted from a CBS "Playhouse 90" episode; "Seven Against The Wall", broadcast on Playhouse 90 in December 1958, was also written by Harold
Memorial Day massacre of 1937 Memorial Day massacre of 1937 In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937. The incident took place during the Little Steel strike in the United States. The incident arose after U.S. Steel signed a union contract but smaller steel manufacturers (called 'Little Steel'), including Republic Steel, refused to do so. In protest, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) called a strike. On Memorial Day, hundreds of sympathizers gathered at Sam's Place, headquarters of the SWOC. As the crowd