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2002 Daniel Pearl, journalist, Wall Street Journal bureau chief kidnapped and murdered by terrorists, dies at 38
1998 U.S. Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733 1996 Veronica Guerin, born in Ireland, nicknamed 'Ronnie', journalist, crime reporter, used pseudonyms, street names, exposing underworld figures in the Sunday Independent newspaper, helped found Criminal Assets Bureau, received death threats, murdered, by drug dealers, dies at 36 1993 Henk Kersting, bureau chef (Associated Press-WW II), dies at 88 1992 Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies 1991 Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census 1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73 1987 Philleo Nash, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67), dies at 77 1981 Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered 1977 John R Powers, U.S. director model bureau, dies at 80 1966 Marc Bureau, Trois Rivieres, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens 1959 Veronica Guerin,, nicknamed 'Ronnie', journalist, crime reporter, used pseudonyms, street names, exposing underworld figures in the Sunday Independent newspaper, helped found Criminal Assets Bureau 1955 Henry W. Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies 1951 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau 1944 RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague 1943 C Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 C L Barentsen, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Coos Hartogh, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Cor Roos, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Karl Groger, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Koen Limperg, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Sam Bloemgarten, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Willem Arondeus, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Willem Brouwer, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 SS Police in Amsterdam sentence for 12 resistance fighter to death (Jewish, communists, homosexuality) at the census bureau 1943 Assassination attempt on Van de Peat at Amsterdams census bureau 1943 Van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau 1939 Grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60 1934 Laurence Luckinbill, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, actor, Delphi Bureau, Ike 1930 Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in New York City 1922 Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics 1915 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris 1913 W. Mark Felt, born in Idaho, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Watergate whistleblower "Deep Throat" 1911 Diego Fabbri, Italian, playwright/leader, Vatican movie bureau 1910 U.S. Bureau of Mines forms 1909 Philleo Nash, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1961-67 1903 Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam 1902 Census Bureau forms 1901 Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Department of Commerce 1894 Congress creates Bureau of Immigration 1892 Thomas Cook, CEO (Cook Travel Bureau), dies at 83 1890 Congress creates Weather Bureau 1878 Grace Abbott, Grand Island, Nebraska, social worker, US Children Bureau 1875 International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty 1870 U.S. Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) 1868 Henry W. Methorst, lawyer/director, Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics 1865 Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing land 1865 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands established 1865 Freedmen's Bureau is created to help destitute free blacks 1865 Freedman's Bureau founded for Black Education, 1865 1863 War Department establishes Bureau of Colored Troops 1862 U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation 1862 Congress forms U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1838 Cleveland Abbe, U.S., meteorologist, Father of Weather Bureau 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs established 1824 U.S. War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1808 Thomas Cook, founder, Cook travel bureau 1650 Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England) |
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