On the evening of October 15, 1927, Jacob 'Little Augie' Orgen, a notable Jewish-American figure in New York's underworld, met a violent end on the streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Orgen, a 34-year-old man known for his involvement in bootlegging and labor racketeering, was walking with his associate and bodyguard, Jack 'Legs' Diamond, near the corner of Delancey and Norfolk streets. At approximately 8:30 PM, a car approached them, and one or more gunmen emerged, opening fire. Orgen was s
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