Historical information about the FBI including famous cases and criminals, investigative challenges and milestones, controversies, and the Wall of Honor.

This was a time when America needed a new kind of agency to protect and defend against rampant crime; a brief history about how and why the FBI was formed.

Jun 17, 2016 · An extensive timeline of FBI history is presented, covering more than 100 years of cases and national and international events that have defined the agency.

Because Congress had condemned “secret services,” “black cabinets,” spies, and detectives at this time, many Bureau critics have charged that the FBI was created in opposition to …

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May 3, 2016 · A searchable listing of FBI Directors both past and present. A visual timeline of Director history dating back to 1908 with Director Stanley W. Finch.

A history of the FBI from the mid-1950s through the early-1970s, defined by important cases and national and international events, including the Civil Rights movement.

It started when President Franklin Roosevelt signed a secret order in June 1939 putting the FBI (and the Army and Navy to a lesser extent) in charge of homeland security, including …

This official coffee-table book extensively details the history of the FBI and celebrates the agency’s 100th anniversary in July 2008.