FBI 100
Let the Celebrations Begin


Director Mueller pauses to honor fallen FBI agents at a centennial memorial wreath
at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial yesterday in Washington, D.C.

07/18/08


In the summer of 1908, an Attorney General named Charles Bonaparte cobbled together a band of 34 investigators into an experimental force of federal crime-fighters.

Over the past century, that unnamed force has evolved into today’s FBI—a full-fledged intelligence and national security agency, a highly-trained corps of more than 30,000 special agents and specialized professionals who work across the globe to combat some of the most dangerous threats facing the planet.

On Saturday, July 26—the FBI will officially celebrate its 100th birthday and a century of service to the American people.

To help commemorate that anniversary, yesterday was proclaimed "FBI Day" by the President of the United States, and several special events were held in the nation's capital.