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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). President Calvin Coolidge first appointed Hoover as director of the BOI, the predecessor to the FBI, in 1924.
Hace 4 días · The death penalty for membership in the Communist Party was discussed in Texas by Governor Allan Shivers, who described it as "worse than murder." ... Edgar Hoover commented in a 1950 speech, "Communist members, body and soul, are the property of the Party."
Hace 3 días · Under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI intensified its efforts to capture Dillinger, ... His death marked the end of his criminal reign and solidified his place in American criminal history. Thanks for reading Making History Come Alive! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Hace 1 día · Died: June 6, 1968, Los Angeles, California (aged 42) Title / Office: United States Senate (1965-1968), United States. attorney general (1961-1964), United States. Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Notable Family Members: spouse Ethel Kennedy. father Joseph P. Kennedy. mother Rose Kennedy. son Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. brother John F. Kennedy.
Hace 5 días · Director J. Edgar Hoover sent former Texas Ranger Tom White, played in the film by Jesse Plemons, to investigate the situation. ... Death of Matthew Perry being investigated by LAPD & DEA.
Hace 4 días · On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife, Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife, Nellie, when he was fatally shot from the nearby Texas School Book Depository by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald.
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 Hoover referred to as "black nationalist hate groups," like ...
