Al Capone (Prohibition and Gangsters)

While lengthy, this video thorougly covers the "career" of the famous gangster Al Capone. In addition the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Prohibition, and other gangsters are all discussed. I am still amazed by the wealth and power that gangsters like Capone were able to amass during this time period. Still, in the end, crime didn't pay for him, as he wound up in Alcatraz.

Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club

This is not a video but rather some of the Duke's music recorded live at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Enjoy.

The Paris Peace Conference at Versailles (1919)

You will find this informative and interesting, especially the part about the Germans scuttling the remaining vessels of their fleet. I also find it interesting to hear that Lloyd George of Britain was not interested in revenge (although the British people were). He, like Wilson, seemed to recognize the value of a revitalized, yet non-threatening, Germany.