People – Ringo Lingo

Al Capone

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:19:35 +0000

Al Capone or “Scarface” was an American? gangster who lived in Chicago during the? early twentieth century.? He made much of his money during the Prohibition Era,? selling illegally produced alcohol.? He initially managed to gain popularity? among the general public, presenting himself? as a modern Robin Hood type character.? Opinion towards him changed after the? Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre when seven rival? gang members were murdered in cold blood.? Despite being widely suspected of many violent crimes,? in the end he was imprisoned for tax evasion,? being sent to prison for 11 years in 1931.

Genghis Khan

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:23:06 +0000

In the twelfth century, Genghis Khan founded the? Mongol Empire, which went on to become the largest connected? empire in the history of the world.? That achievement came at a cost.? Genghis Khan is believed to have? been a very violent leader.? Some estimates claim that his military actions? saw as many as 60 million people killed.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:18:16 +0000

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also commonly known? by his initials JFK, was the 35th president? of the United States of America.? He served from 1961 and may be best remembered for his? role in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.? At that time, the Soviet Union were found to? be preparing to base nuclear missiles? on the Caribbean island of Cuba.? Despite his success in bringing that crisis to? a peaceful end, Kennedy never got to? run for a second term as President as he? was killed by a gunman in Dallas in 1963.