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Hace 1 día · John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law-enforcement administrator who served as the final Director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) and the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Hace 5 días · The Hoover Daily Report is an e-mail compendium of links to commentary and analysis by Hoover’s fellows and affiliated scholars in newspapers, journals, blogs, and broadcast media.
Hace 2 días · Under Director J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counterintelligence Program) was aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political groups within the United States. In the 1960's, COINTELPRO's targets frequently included civil rights activists, both those who espoused non-violence, like Martin Luther King, and those that ...
Hace 2 días · The headquarters of the FBI is located in Washington, D.C., in a building named for J. Edgar Hoover, who served as the bureau’s head from 1924 to 1972. The FBI has more than 50 field offices located in large cities throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico.
Hace 4 días · FBI director J. Edgar Hoover designed President Truman's loyalty-security program, and its background investigations of employees were carried out by FBI agents. This was a major assignment that led to the number of agents in the bureau being increased from 3,559 in 1946 to 7,029 in 1952.
Hace 3 días · Under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI intensified its efforts to capture Dillinger, dubbing him "Public Enemy No. 1." On July 22, 1934, notorious American gangster John Dillinger was gunned down by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
Hace 4 días · Autor de novelas como Espartaco, que evoca la rebelión de los esclavos contra el Imperio Romano y epopeyas como La pasión de Sacco y Vanzetti, ha construido también una serie de relatos ubicados dentro del género denominado ciencia ficción y hasta relatos policiales. Fast fue un rebelde con causa.
