The assault of a president's son led to creation of US Capitol Police
 

The assault of a president's son led to creation of US Capitol Police

04-03-2021 11:18 AM

It began with a single watchman hired to safeguard the new Capitol building in the country's new capital in 1800. John Golding was the first member of what eventually became the U.S. Capitol Police, a force that grew to 2,300 officers over the course of the next two centuries.http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/947300.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/947301.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/947302.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/947303.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/947304.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/947305.png


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