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|   | **FBI History**                     Historyof the FBI**Detailed                        description from 1908 to the present**:                         - Origins:1908-1910                         - Early                        Days:1910-1921  - Lawless                        Years:1921-1933                         - The                        New Deal:1933-Late                        1930's                         - World                        War II Period:1930's-1945 - Postwar                        America:1945-1960's  - Vietnam                        War Era: 1960's-1970's- Aftermath                        of Watergate:1970's - Riseof International Crime:1980's - End                                          of the Cold War:1989-1993  - Rise                                          of a Wired World:1993-2001 - Change                                          of Mandate: 2001-Present                                           - Text                          Only Version   
Articles and Artifacts

The                            Birth of the FBIThe Birth of the FBI's Technical Laboratory**Historical Documents From the Bureau's Founding:**                            - Annual Report                              of the Attorney General (AG) of the United States,                              1907                            - AG Bonaparte                              Asks House Appropriations Committee for Detectives,                              1908                            - Memo representing the official beginning of the Bureau,                              1908                            - Annual Report of the     Attorney General of the United States, 1908    - Letter from AG Bonaparte to President Roosevelt, 1909    - Washington Start Article on AG Bonaparte, 1935    - Reflection on the early Bureau, 1943
DirectorsThen and NowPhotographs and biographies of FBI Directors since 1908**Historyof the FBI**Detailed description from 1908 to the present - Origins:     1908-1910 - EarlyDays:     1910-1921  - Lawless Years:     1921-1933 - The New Deal:    1933-Late 1930's - World War II Period:    1930's-1945 - Postwar America:     1945-1960's  - Vietnam War Era:     1960's-1970's- Aftermathof Watergate:    1970's - Riseof International    Crime: 1980's - End of the Cold War:    1989-1993  - Rise of a Wired World:    1993-2001 - Change of Mandate:    2001-Present - Text Only Version                                       FBIHeadquartersThe J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building from start to finish 
Freedomof Information ActThousands of pages of frequently requested historical records
HistoricDatesTimeline of important events in FBI history
Hallof HonorIn honor of FBI Agents killed in the line of duty
FamousCasesIncluding gangsters, spies, and Top TennersHeraldryof the FBI SealThe significance of each symbol and color of the FBI seal |
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