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Nicodemo Domenico Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) also known as "Little Nicky", was an American mobster who served as boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 to 1990. Infamously known for his murderous reputation, Scarfo led the family through its bloodiest period until his conviction in 1988. [1] [2]
The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, [19] the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family, [20] the Philadelphia Mafia, [21] [22] the Philly Mafia, [23] [24] [25] or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia, [26] [27] [28] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal opens. Cincinnati History Museum opens. Population: 364,040. [5] Sister city relationship established with Harare, Zimbabwe. [32] 1991 - Sister city relationship established with Nancy, France. [32] 1992 - Cincinnati–Newport Bridge demolished. 1994 - Sister city relationship established with New ...
Nicky is the first cousin of Phil Leonetti, an admitted former underboss of the Philadelphia crime family. [1] The Scarfo family moved from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, New Jersey before Nicky Jr.'s birth. Nicky Scarfo Jr. grew up on North Georgia Avenue in the Ducktown section of Atlantic City. His grandmother, Catherine Scarfo, owned the ...
Charles T. Webber, The Underground Railroad, 1893, Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati was an important stop for the Underground Railroad in pre-Civil War times. It bordered a southern slave state, Kentucky, and is often mentioned as a destination for many people escaping the bonds of slavery. There are many harrowing stories involving ...
I have been at The Enquirer for 25 years, long enough that stories we covered when I first started are now fodder for a history column.
The museum – which saw 60,000 visitors in 2023 – covers more than 100 years of American sign history in an expanded 40,000-square-foot space. New wing doubles sign museum, extends its 'Main ...
The museum was founded in 1994 by Robert E. Petersen, a publishing giant who helped to shape American car culture. Comedian Jay Leno is one of the museum's biggest fans and has had a lifelong love ...