Mob boss Albert Anastasia's murder was one part of a power struggle between crime families, and it drew national attention. But, more importantly, it would lead to a historic meeting between heads of the underworld syndicates that would change both the public’s and law enforcement’s, attitudes towards organized crime in the United States. The 1957 Apalachin meeting is history that deserves to be remembered.
On November 13, 1833 the night became as bright as daylight, the heavens fell, and people feared that it was the end of times. The event was so dramatic that it sparked both a new religion and a new science.