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The Police Gazette is the most legendary publication in American history, running for over 130 years and inventing almost everything we know as today's pop-culture journalism. Today it is once again the official publication of the sport of bare knuckle boxing. The National Police Gazette name and logo are trademarks of National Police Gazette Enterprises, LLC, which also manages all Police Gazette

copyrights past and present, and publishes all new Police Gazette content. This page was founded by the Police Gazette's current-affairs editor Bill Potter.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 21, 1888: After Jake Kilrain solidifies his hold on the Police Gazette Belt,...
21/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 21, 1888: After Jake Kilrain solidifies his hold on the Police Gazette Belt, the Gazette starts goading John L Sullivan into fighting for the bare-knuckle championship. Here, the British are depicted complaining an out-of-shape Sullivan doesn't fight often enough.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 20, 1894: "Loved His Step-mother." And father's reaction when he finds out.
20/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 20, 1894: "Loved His Step-mother." And father's reaction when he finds out.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 19, 1889: Annie Oakley's medal as the Police Gazette Champion Female Rifle a...
19/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 19, 1889: Annie Oakley's medal as the Police Gazette Champion Female Rifle and Wing Shot.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 19, 1889: John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain sign the agreement to fight for t...
19/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 19, 1889: John L Sullivan and Jake Kilrain sign the agreement to fight for the Police Gazette World Heavyweight Championship and $20,000 ($686,100 in today's money).

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 14, 1888: Having recently beaten Jem Smith for the Police Gazette Heavyweigh...
14/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 14, 1888: Having recently beaten Jem Smith for the Police Gazette Heavyweight Championship, Jake Kilrain also beats him at billiards "in the palatial home of Pony Moore."

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 13, 1894: The Police Gazette Long Distance Pedestrian Medal. E.A. Williams w...
13/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 13, 1894: The Police Gazette Long Distance Pedestrian Medal. E.A. Williams wagered $1,500 (over $53,000 today) he could walk from New York to New Orleans (over 1,300 miles) in 73 days without spending a cent. He won his bet and the medal.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 12, 1889: "The Youngest Smoker in the State." This Tennessee baby has been s...
13/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 12, 1889: "The Youngest Smoker in the State." This Tennessee baby has been smoking pipes and ci**rs since he was a year old "and the habit is evidently growing on him."

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 11, 1879: This isn't just an ordinary bear mauling a boy to death. The famou...
11/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 11, 1879: This isn't just an ordinary bear mauling a boy to death. The famous beer-drinking bear of Coney Island could drink 40 to 50 bottles a day. They say he hadn't had any beer on the day. Perhaps it was a hangover?

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 10, 1880: When Jesse James wanted to get some press, of course he wrote the ...
10/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 10, 1880: When Jesse James wanted to get some press, of course he wrote the Police Gazette! Here he confirms he's still alive by asking for the latest issue.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 9, 1926: Gazette staff illustrator Alexander Calder sketches the annual New ...
09/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 9, 1926: Gazette staff illustrator Alexander Calder sketches the annual New York Horse Show.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 7, 1888: The Gazette reports on Jake Kilrain's dominance of Jem Smith to ret...
07/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 7, 1888: The Gazette reports on Jake Kilrain's dominance of Jem Smith to retain the Police Gazette World Heavyweight Championship.

This Date in Police Gazette History:January 6, 1883: Lots in the news today! A woman (with a Police Gazette by her side)...
06/01/2025

This Date in Police Gazette History:
January 6, 1883: Lots in the news today! A woman (with a Police Gazette by her side) dies of an o***m overdose, a monkey tries to kill a man with a champagne bottle, a preacher (who r***d a parishoner) leads the mob in prayer before he's strung up.

This Month in Police Gazette History:January 1948: Top female pro wrestler Mildred Burke shows the form that made her fa...
03/01/2025

This Month in Police Gazette History:
January 1948: Top female pro wrestler Mildred Burke shows the form that made her famous.

This Date in Police Gazette History:December 30, 1882: The Police Gazette's "religious editor" becomes "thoroughly arous...
30/12/2024

This Date in Police Gazette History:
December 30, 1882: The Police Gazette's "religious editor" becomes "thoroughly aroused" at the sight of Oscar Wilde's legs.... It's a long story.

This Date in Police Gazette History:December 29, 1900: Police Gazette Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Ernest Roeber.
29/12/2024

This Date in Police Gazette History:
December 29, 1900: Police Gazette Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Ernest Roeber.

This Date in Police Gazette History:December 28, 1895: Last week we presented an illustration of famed belly dancers Lit...
28/12/2024

This Date in Police Gazette History:
December 28, 1895: Last week we presented an illustration of famed belly dancers Little Egypt and Anita dancing for the senators. Here they are as they actually looked in photographs.

Police Gazette Wishes a Happy Christmas to All!
25/12/2024

Police Gazette Wishes a Happy Christmas to All!

This Date in Police Gazette History:December 22, 1888: "Bertie Was a Bogus Boy." A son brings his college "roommate" hom...
22/12/2024

This Date in Police Gazette History:
December 22, 1888: "Bertie Was a Bogus Boy." A son brings his college "roommate" home to meet the family, but the subterfuge doesn't last.

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