United States Secret Service

Some of the key events about United States Secret Service

• 1865

  Established to combat widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency
• 1865

  Failed to prevent the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
• 1901

  Assumed full-time responsibility for protection of the President
• 1901

  Failed to prevent the assassination of President William McKinley
• 1917

  Expanded duties to include investigations of espionage during World War I
• 1950

  Permanently authorized to protect the President, their family, and other high-ranking officials
• 1963

  Failed to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
• 1968

  Began protecting major presidential and vice presidential candidates
• 1970

  Expanded protective duties to include foreign diplomatic missions in the U.S.
• 1975

  Faced criticism for inadequate protection during two assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford
• 1981

  Failed to prevent the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan
• 1984

  Implemented the "Magaw Plan" to improve presidential security after a breach
• 1994

  Successfully thwarted an attempt to crash a plane into the White House
• 1995

  Criticized for security lapses that allowed a shooter to fire multiple shots at the White House
• 2000

  Established the National Threat Assessment Center to study targeted violence
• 2001

  Led evacuation efforts at the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks
• 2009

  Faced scrutiny after a couple crashed a White House state dinner, breaching security protocols
• 2012

  Embroiled in a prostitution scandal involving agents in Cartagena, Colombia
• 2014

  Criticized for multiple security breaches at the White House, including an intruder entering the building
• 2015

  Faced allegations of misconduct and mismanagement, leading to the resignation of the agency's director

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