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Calmly, Quietly, Day of Death Unfolds: Journal of a Massacre Part One
Title
Calmly, Quietly, Day of Death Unfolds: Journal of a Massacre Part One
Description
First in a 12-part series of articles dealing with the Union Station Massacre, involving discussions of the murderers and crime fighters such as J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.
Date
1983-06-13
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Massacre Turned FBI into a Powerhouse
Title
Massacre Turned FBI into a Powerhouse
Description
Article describing how the Union Station Massacre changed the Federal Bureau of Investigation into the powerhouse that it is today. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI during the massacre, described the killings as, "a challenge to law and order and civilization iteslf." Changes in 1934 crime laws were a direct result of the massacre.
Date
2008-06-16
Object Type
Newspaper Article