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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: John Dillinger Is Killed, The FBI Is Born (1934)
Description: It's July 22nd. This day in 1934, gangster John Dillinger is killed by federal agents while walking out of a movie theater in Chicago.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the media environment that helped turn Dillinger into a star, and how J Edgar Hoover used the showdown with him and other gangsters to build the FBI as we know it.Help out with America 250 Watch! Subscribe to our newsletter for our ongoing coverage and commentary on how America 250 is playing out.https://thisdaypod.substack.com/Find out more at thisdaypod.com<...