The Renaissance was one of the great moments of the human spirit, comparable perhaps only to Athens in the times of Pericles. It was also the first time that Europe noticeably moved ahead of all other contemporary civilizations. As usual, the background was economic.
Nolan Lyons (1884) Marc Pickering (1897) Enoch Malachi Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, is the protagonist of the series Boardwalk Empire. He is very loosely based on the real New Jersey politician Enoch L. Johnson (1883-1968), who was in control of Atlantic City for two decades, between 1911 and 1931.
Show finale: Boardwalk Empire on HBO starring Steve Buscemi came to an end on Sunday after five seasons Nucky, portrayed by 56-year-old Steve Buscemi, was shot three times and killed on the Atlantic City boardwalk as his past transgressions finally caught up with him.