Look up public enemy number one in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Public Enemy No. 1, or variants, may refer to: "Public Enemy No. 1" (Public Enemy song), a song by Public Enemy from the 1987 album Yo! Bum Rush the Show.

Feb 3, 2025 · Public Enemy, American rap group whose dense, layered sound and radical political message made them among the most popular, controversial, and influential hip-hop artists of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Jan 21, 2025 · A gentleman to some and a menace to others, John Dillinger put America in a frenzy with a spree that led to the formation of the FBI itself—until his luck ran out. 1. His Father Tried To Keep Him Out Of Trouble. Before becoming public enemy number one, John Dillinger grew up in Indiana, born in 1903 to John Dillinger Sr and Mary Ellen Lancaster.

Nov 14, 2022 · On the night of March 8, 1971, burglars broke into an F.B.I. field office in Media, Pennsylvania, and made off with a cache of top-secret files.

The Brady Gang, Part 1. It’s a historical moment that brings us back 80 years—the end of the manhunt for America’s so-called Public Enemy Number One, John Dillinger.

Jan 24, 2020 · During the 11 months spanning from September 1933 through July 1934, John Herbert Dillinger and his gang robbed numerous Midwest banks, killed 10 people, wounded at least seven others, and staged three jailbreaks.

Jan 7, 2024 · Deemed "Public Enemy Number One" by the FBI, Baby Face Nelson robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest before being killed outside of Chicago on November 27, 1934. The 1930s was perhaps the “golden era” of American outlaws and gangsters.

Feb 24, 2002 · Peeling back the myths surrounding the most infamous outlaw since Jesse James, Public Enemy #1 unravels the story of a charismatic stickup man, whose wild antics and flamboyant disdain...

In the months following the Kansas City Massacre, the FBI mounted a giant manhunt for its new Public Enemy No. 1. Floyd was doing a decent job of laying low and evading police ambushes until he and Richetti wrecked a car in rural Ohio on Oct. 20, 1934.

Aug 3, 2017 · Chicago—(AP)—The “No. 1 public enemy,” Alphonse (Scarface) Capone, continues eluding the law despite the snares set for him. A surprise raid on Cicero, the suburb that acquired an unenvied name as the haunt of the Capone “mob,” failed to flush the gang leader yesterday.