A Guy Named "Lucky"
If there was a Hall of Fame for Wiseguys, Charles Luciano would be the first man inducted.
November 24, 1897
Charles "Lucky" Luciano, an Italian-born gangster who did more to create the modern American Mafia than any other single man, was born in Sicily on this date. Arriving in New York City at the age of ten, Luciano quickly found crime to be the quickest way to make a buck. As astute mentally as he was with his fists, the teenage Luciano br…
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