jun 8, 1895 - Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the Police Commission

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Roosevelt's main priority was to eliminate corruption with the NYC Police Department. However, the NYC population was not really a fan of him. One of his goals was to close down saloons. Most New Yorkers worked six days a week and the only place they could socialize at the end of the week was a saloon, so they were not happy with that. Therefore, he did not last long as commisioner.

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