On This Day: April 21, 1986 – Geraldo Rivera Opened Al Capone’s Vault on Live TV

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On This Day: April 21, 1986 – Geraldo Rivera Opened Al Capone’s Vault on Live TV.

On this day April 21, 1986, millions of viewers tuned in for what was hyped as one of the biggest live television events of the decade — The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault hosted by Geraldo Rivera. The special promised to uncover long hidden secrets from a vault discovered in the basement of the old Lexington Hotel in Chicago, once a hangout of the infamous gangster.

Over 30 million people watched, making it the highest rated syndicated television special of all time. Hopes were high that the...
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