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The Soviet historical profession is in ferment. For decades it was relegated to the task of obfuscating the past, gilding the status quo and papering over the "blank spots" in Soviet history - event……続きを見る

Irving Velson had a long career as a communist and union organizer. His impact was most pronounced in the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. An associate of ILWU President Harry ……続きを見る

Peter Variano was active in corrupt enterprises that flourished with the aid of rogue New York State Policemen. In 1964 and 1970 gambling rings operated by Variano and Genovese family soldier Nichol……続きを見る

Harry Davidoff was a powerful labor union racketeer who was affiliated with the AFL and Teamsters Unions. A native of Brownsville, Brooklyn. Kings County District Attorney Frank Smithwick Hogan indi……続きを見る

The February 20, 1975 murder of former Gallo gang hoodlum Anthony Getch ended an extended criminal career. Getch had a long association with gangland activities, extending from the early 1960s. Duri……続きを見る

When presidents take positions on pending Supreme Court cases or criticize the Court's decisions, they are susceptible to being attacked for acting as bullies and violating the norm of judicial inde……続きを見る

Described as the "sultan of smut" by police investigators, Edward Mishkin was a porn book dealer based in the Times Square area of New York City. In the 1950s he was arrested for publications that i……続きを見る

Cited four times in his career as an honor cop, Astoria policeman James T. Ryan was interrogated in connection with numerous holdups throughout the New York City area. During his March 28, 1957 ques……続きを見る

Melvin Jaquith was a member of the Dickens-Power gang that flourished in Boston and Schenectady in the 1930s. Sidney Power was killed in a New Year's Eve robbery in 1937. Jaquith, who was complicit ……続きを見る

The Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union was infiltrated by mobsters like Vincent Rao, Anthony Carfano and others. Led by Joseph V. Moreschi of Quincy, Massachusetts, the union featured Newburgh, ……続きを見る

A South Philadelphia numbers racket was the subject of an investigative report issued by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons in June 1956. The South Philly area was a bastion for gamb……続きを見る

Harry Stromberg (Nig Rosen) was the lynchpin of a $20 million narcotics ring that was broken up in September 1957. Rosen came to the United States as youth from Russia. He entered the Philadelphia m……続きを見る

Upon the 2018 death of George H. W. Bush, pundits and politicians mourned the passing of an exemplar of the statesmanship and bipartisan ethos of an earlier day. The judgment, though sound, would ha……続きを見る

This book addresses the issue that is whether the new Eas and West atmosphere of detente and arms reduction can smother the sparks of conflict on the Korean peninsula and perhaps illuminate the path……続きを見る

Solomon "Sol" Girsch was a career criminal who part of a numbers running-policy ring that was managed by bootlegger Dutch Schultz. With the aid of Tammany Hall leaders the Schultz ring was dissolved……続きを見る

Frank "Buster" Wortman was an East St. Louis/St. Louis mobster who was connected to the national Mafia during a career which began in the 1930s. Al Capone dispatched him to Missouri soon after he wa……続きを見る

When he came to Washington in 1959 Sidney Zagri was the only lobbyist for the Teamsters Union. Originally from New York, he came to Washington from St. Louis. He was a close associate of Harold Gibb……続きを見る

Frank Frigenti is a Mafia figure whose exact deeds are hard to pinpoint. News accounts of the February 14, 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre link him to the mass murder. However, after his 1938 depo……続きを見る

"Machine Gun" Jack McGurn was a youthful mobster who became an important lieutenant in Al Capone's crime outfit. McGurn survived a number of assassination attempts, including one in which he was wou……続きを見る

Elva Statler Davidson was the adopted daughter of Buffalo, New York hotel magnate E.M. Statler. In January 1935 Elva married Pinehurst sportsman H. Bradley Davidson. Age 40, he was the divorced fath……続きを見る

Joseph Curcio, Harry Davidoff and George Baker were the lynchpins of a 1955 drive to organize fake paper union locals for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The effort gave ascending Teamst……続きを見る

Gregory Cruz was store clerk who became a victim of mistaken identity. It cost him big, as he lost the use of his right arm and missed a year of work. On the evening of September 9, 1964 Cruz was ne……続きを見る

The Ernie Terrell-Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) heavyweight fight was originally scheduled for March 29, 1966. A series of events led to the cancellation of the bout. Evenutally, it was fought in Hous……続きを見る

Sam Browarnik was a career criminal and also an official of "shadow union" Local 26 in Brooklyn. In 1969 he refused to answer questions put to him by a New York State Investigation Commission invest……続きを見る

Career criminal Barney Kotler was among the hoodlums involved with Gambino capo Carmine Lombardozzi. Kotler was deeply immersed in racetrack betting as a bookie in New York City. Aqueduct Racetrack ……続きを見る

The burning body of Michael Viggiano was found inside the trunk of his Mark IV Lincoln in the early morning hours of August 26, 1974. Firemen quickly contacted New York City Police about the inciden……続きを見る

“A long-lasting marriage is built by two people who believe in -and live by- the solemn promise they made.” - Darlene Schacht The crazy thing about marriage is that most of us enter into this union ……続きを見る

Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently-and often incorrectly-by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft po……続きを見る

To be human is to be biased. From this simple truth, nationally recognized diversity expert Howard J. Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Incorporating anecdotes from today’s headlines……続きを見る

Carmine Lambiase came to Troy from New York City. He was a lynchpin in a narcotics combine managed by Troy distributor Sam Valenti. Ring members dealt decks of heroin and adulterated narcotic. The c……続きを見る