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Rocco Perri (Italian: [ˈrɔkko ˈpɛrri]; born Rocco Perre; [1] December 30, 1887 – disappeared April 23, 1944) was an Italian -born organized crime figure in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was one of the most prominent Prohibition -era crime figures in Canada, and was sometimes referred to as "King of the Bootleggers " and "Canada's Al Capone."
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Cooke moved with his family to The Beaches area of Toronto in 1921, where he attended Malvern Collegiate Institute. [1] At age 14, Cooke got a job selling encyclopedias. At the end of his first day, he took home over $20 to his mother, and later claimed, "I think that was the proudest moment of my life."
He is one of the main shareholders of Orla Mining, which he helped create, as well as companies such as America Gold and Silver, Prime Mining, and Marathon Gold. Lassonde served as Chairman of the World Gold Council from 2005 to 2009. [8] [9] In addition, Lassonde authored in 1990 The Gold Book: The Complete Investment Guide to Precious Metals ...
Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: USAC (and now IndyCar Series) for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a 500-mile (800 km) oval stock car races; NHRA for drag races; and FIA for Formula One road ...
The California hide trade was a trading system of various products based in cities along the California coastline, operating from the early 1820s to the mid-1840s. In exchange for hides and tallow from cattle owned by California ranchers, [ 1 ] sailors from around the globe, often representing corporations, swapped finished goods of all kinds.
The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, and was held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. [2][3] The event was organized by Hamilton Spectator sportswriter Bobby Robinson after he attended the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam as manager of the Canadian track and field ...
Ontario, California. NRHP reference No. 93000596 [1] Added to NRHP. July 8, 1993. The Hofer Ranch is a historic ranch and ranch headquarters compound located in Ontario, located in the Pomona Valley and San Bernardino County, in southern California. It is within the Cucamonga Valley AVA Wine Appellation.
20 years' imprisonment (2004) Wolodumir "Walter" Stadnick (born 3 August 1952), [1] also known as "Nurget", is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who was the third national president of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Canada. Stadnick is generally credited with turning the Hells Angels into the dominant outlaw biker club in Canada. [2]