Almanac of Absurdities for September 10, 2010

On this day in 1930, Alphonse Capone, in an act worthy of a corporate emperor, took his former rivals into his operation, creating a Vice, Alcohol and Gambling syndicate that controlled Chicago. On this day in 1977, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder in France became the last man to die by Guillotine. “War-What is it good for?” by Edwin Starr was the number one song on this day in 1970.