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Called “America’s Sherlock Holmes” by no less of an authority than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, William J. Burns managed to go from being the son of an Irish immigrant in Columbus, Ohio, to the one-time director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI). Burns mostly made a name for himself as a private detective, however, and while running the William J. Burns International Detective Agency, he took the lead in investigating some of the most widely covered crimes of the early 20th century.In 1910, Burns was hired as one of the lead investigators in charge of solving the deadly bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. An early example of domestic terrorism, the bombing killed 20 people in the name of a workers’ revolution. A year later, Burns and his men arrested the dynamiters, John J. and James B. McNamara, after following a trail of dynamite from the Midwest to Los Angeles.Less than a decade later, Burns was again involved in another case of domestic terrorism. In 1920, a powerful bomb ripped through Wall Street, killing 38 and wounding around 400. Burns was soon on the scene and was an early supporter of the idea that the attack had been carried out by Communist sympathizers. The Wall Street Bombing case would prove to be a dead end though, and as of today it is still unsolved.Burns’s next move would prove even more disastrous, for not long after accepting the role of Director of the BOI, Burns became embroiled in numerous scandals, one of which saw Burns using his agents to discredit Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana. At the time, Wheeler was the head of the Senate committee looking into the Teapot Dome Scandal, which involved members of the Harding Administration leasing oil-rich government land to private companies. It’s likely that Burns was told to gather dirt on Wheeler by members of President Harding’s inner circle. After Burns’s role in the whole affair came to light, he was forced to resign from the BOI. He spent the rest of his life writing detective stories in Florida, while he watched as his replacement, J. Edgar Hoover, thoroughly modernized the BOI into the new FBI.

Hi, Marketa,

Of course you are worthy of being in the top 200 and now you can head for Ambassadorship too.

Questions that are asked are great as we all learn from them.
The best thing is as your rank drops you also learn and continue to learn. You will find as you carry on you will learn more and in turn help others learn more. :)

When I first started, I thought my rank would never drop nor did I think I would ever become an Ambassador. I thought that people were super clever to be that. Something I thought I could never do.

Our knowledge grows as we grow and move forwards at W.A.
I have achieved what I wanted being an Ambassador 5 times I think now. I just don't stay there for long. Haha. :)

One day you will sit in the Top 25 and be thinking WoW I did it.
Keep doing what you are doing and keep asking those questions girl. You have got this!

Debs … 😉

Congratulations on your progress and new ranking.
This is a reward for helping in the community.
Keep up the great progress and we wish you the very best success.
All the best for 2020.
Darren & Nicola :)

We are here to learn, by sharing we all learn from each others experiences.

Congratulations, Marketa, best wishes as you grow your presence.

Alex