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Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (died 1947)

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Bugsy Siegel

American mobster (1906–1947)

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was a Jewish-American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky; the Italian-American Mafia; and the…
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February 28

Day of the year

February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year.
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