Helen (Laccone) Finazzo (1909 - 1983)

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Helen (Laccone) Finazzo & John Anthony Finazzo

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John Anthony Finazzo

Jan 25, 1904 - February 1976

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Rocco Finazzo

Jul 16, 1935 - Dec 18, 1998

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Nancy June (Finazzo) Pinna

Jun 16, 1931 - Unknown

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John Finazzo

Unknown - Unknown

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Jerome Finazzo

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Angie Finazzo

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In 1909, in the year that Helen (Laccone) Finazzo was born, explorer Robert Peary, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, claimed to have been the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. His claim has been disputed for over a century - some say that he ended up 60 miles from the North Pole. Peary was the only navigator on his team and he didn't submit his records for public review.

In 1925, she was 16 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".

In 1949, Helen was 40 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

In 1968, at the age of 59 years old, Helen was alive when on June 5th, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by Sirhan after celebrating his win in the California presidential primary. He died the next day at Good Samaritan Hospital.

In 1983, in the year of Helen (Laccone) Finazzo's passing, "crack" cocaine was developed in the Bahamas and spread to the United States. Previously, cocaine had been cut with other substances, diluting it. Crack was 80% pure and therefore was more addictive. It was also cheaper, making it more easily available to low income neighborhoods.