What began in 1924 and was directed by J Edgar Hoover in 1972?
The Indian Citizenship Act was passed in 1955. It defines who is considered a citizen of India and outlines the ways in which citizenship can be acquired or lost.
Kilmainham Gaol was built in 1796 and officially opened in 1796 as the County Gaol for Dublin. It operated as a prison until 1924.
The new laws in the 1920s, such as the Quota Acts of 1921 and 1924, established immigration quotas based on nationality, favoring Northern and Western European immigrants while limiting Southern and Eastern European immigration. This shifted the demographic makeup of immigrants entering the United States and aimed to restrict overall immigration levels.
In the 1920s, the United States passed the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act. This legislation established national origin quotas, restricting the number of immigrants allowed entry based on their country of birth. The quotas favored Western and Northern European immigrants while severely limiting immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia.
The Racial Integrity Act was a Virginia law passed in 1924 that mandated racial classification and prohibited interracial marriage. It sought to maintain racial purity and uphold white supremacy by defining a person as either "white" or "colored" based on specific racial criteria. The act was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967 in the landmark case Loving v. Virginia.
J. Edgar Hoover was the Director of the FBI (1924-1972) up until his death.
John Edgar Hoover was the first director of the FBI. He was appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation - the predecessor of the FBI - in 1924. He was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935. He remained as director of the FBI until his death in 1972.
John Edgar Hoover became FBI Director on May 10, 1924. He was FBI head until May 2, 1972.
J. Edgar Hoover's name is most closely associated with the FBI. He served as the Director of the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972, making him the longest-serving director in the bureau's history. Hoover is credited with transforming the FBI into a modern law enforcement agency.
47 years, 11 months, 22 days May 10, 1924 - May 2, 1972
Edgar Bowers was born in 1924.
Edgar Gibson died in 1924.
Buster Hoover died on 1924-04-16.
Edgar Scherick was born on 1924-10-16.
Edgar T. Brackett died in 1924.
Edgar B. Jewett died on 1924-03-28.
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/hoover.htm - John Edgar Hoover is the only director listed on the FBI site to have been director in the 1930's. He was director from 1924 - 1972.