Tag: FBI

• On this day in history, at Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unleashed a tear-gas assault on founder and leader David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound, ending a stressful 51-day stalemate between the federal government and an armed religious cult. 80 people died. April 19, 1993

  April 19, 2024

  1990s, Branch Davidians, cult, David Koresh, FBI

  1990s, at Mount Carmel in Waco, Branch Davidians, cult, David Koresh, ending a stressful 51-day stalemate between the federal government and an armed religious cult. 80 people died. April 19, FBI, On this day in history, Texas, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unleashed a tear-gas assault on founder and leader David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound

• The FBI Arrested Six Great Brink’s Robbery Gang Members Six Days Before the Statute of Limitations Expired. January 12, 1956.

  Image: Present-day North Terminal Garage in Boston, site of the Great Brink’s Robbery in 1950. (Public Domain) On this day in history, January 12, 1956, the FBI arrested six Great Brink’s robbery gang members six days before the statute of limitations expired. One criminal gang member felt that he was being stiffed out of his…

  January 12, 2024

  1950s, Boston, FBI, Great Brink’s Robbery, History Daily

  1950s, Boston, FBI, Great Brink’s Robbery, History Daily

• Public Enemy No. 1 Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was Shot and Killed by Bureau of Investigation Officers in a Cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio. October 22, 1934

  Image: Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 22, 1934, Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot and killed by multiple gunshots by Bureau of Investigation officers in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio. Floyd, Public Enemy No.1 since the death of fellow gangster John Dillinger on July 22, 1934, who…

  October 22, 2023

  1930s, Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, crime & punishment, FBI, Gangster, History Daily, Public Enemy No. 1

  1930s, Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, crime & punishment, FBI, Gangster, History Daily, Public Enemy No. 1