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History

Events, institutions, and legal changes that shaped the American Mafia and the public response to it.

Chronology matters. Charges, verdicts, reversals, testimony, and folklore remain separate.

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The Meeting in Apalachin That Exposed a National Network

What La Cosa Nostra Means—and What the Term Does Not Prove

Mafia Last Names: Why a Surname Proves Nothing

The Castellammarese War: A Short, Sourced Timeline