#OTD (Nov 11) in 1946, Joseph #Scottoriggio, #Harlem Republican leader, dies of wounds suffered in a Nov. 5 beating.

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#OTD (Nov 05) in 1946, #Harlem Republican leader Joseph #Scottoriggio is severely beaten by gangsters in a daylight attack on Election Day.

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#OTD (Nov 03) in 1946, a meeting of #Harlem underworld figures, including Joey #Rao (shown) and Mike #Coppola, results in a decision to murder #NewYork Republican politician Joseph #Scottoriggio.

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