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History’s Blotter

Jul 10 2019August 18, 2021

Slave Patrols: An Early Form of American Policing

History's Blotter / July 10, 2019 August 18, 2021

Learn more about the history of Slave Patrols with our curator Chelsea Hansen

Jul 10 2018

The 9/11 Commission’s Public Report

History's Blotter / July 10, 2018 July 10, 2018

On July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States issued its public report regarding the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

May 10 2018

IACP and the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

History's Blotter / May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018

The Chicago World’s Fair was a celebration of debuts, including the first Ferris wheel, the hamburger and the birth of the future IACP.

Apr 19 2018

Remembering The Oklahoma City Bombing

History's Blotter / April 19, 2018 April 19, 2018

The FBI’s most exhaustive search involved interviewing 28,000 people and following up on 43,000 leads to catch the perpetrators.

Apr 19 2018

James “Six Gun” Nannery Captured in 1931

History's Blotter / April 19, 2018 April 19, 2018

America’s boldest killer is caught by an observant Dover (NJ) police officer while sitting in an expensive car and waiting for his girlfriend.

Mar 8 2018

The Hanafi Siege: 40 Hours of Terror in the Nation’s Capital

History's Blotter / March 8, 2018 March 8, 2018

A dozen men armed with guns, knives and machetes, seized control of three Washington, DC buildings and held close to 150 people hostage.

Jan 15 2018

The Wickersham Commission and its effect on Prohibition

History's Blotter / January 15, 2018 January 15, 2018

The Prohibition Amendment, went into effect in 1920. Just over a decade later, the Wickersham Commission released its report on Prohibition and crime.

Dec 11 2017

Arresting the Cincinnati Strangler: Tracking Down a Serial Killer

History's Blotter / December 11, 2017 December 11, 2017

Over the course of more than a year, a serial killer raped and strangled seven women in Cincinnati, Ohio, most of them elderly.

Nov 14 2017

First Publicly Gay NYC Police Officer | November 20, 1981

History's Blotter / November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017

Sgt. Charles H. Cochrane, Jr. came out after 14-years with the New York (NY) Police Department. He later co-founded the Gay Officers Action League.

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