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In 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World labor union was formed in Chicago. The I.W.W. promoted[…]

Of the more than 200 LAPD officers who have died in the line of duty, only one[…]

Charles Edward Johnson was born in Jackson, Michigan, on Jan. 6, 1877, the son of Charles[…]

Police departments in the United States started using motorcycles in the early 20th century, taking advantage of[…]

Thomas J. Kronschnabel was one of the LAPD's first motorcycle officers -- then called "speed officers"[…]

Police departments in the United States started using motorcycles in the early 20th century, taking advantage of[…]

"Black Hand" was a term used in newspapers in the early days of the 20th century to[…]

John Francis "Frank" Toolen was the second of nine children born into a prosperous, well-known and[…]

Joseph Melville, John Herman and Anna Vail met each other at a meeting of the "Get Acquainted[…]
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