On Friday, the FBI marked the 75th anniversary of its "10 Most Wanted Fugitives List," which has led to the discovery and capture of some of the more notorious people wanted for crimes in recent history.

Friday, the FBI marked the creation of their “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. Seventy-five years ago, this initiative was designed to publicize dangerous fugitives and enlist the public’s help locating them.

In 1794, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin. In 1812, the U.S. government authorized the issue of America's first war bonds -- to pay for military equipment for use against the British.

On 14 March 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took a major step in crime fighting by publicly releasing its first-ever “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. It was also a day when one of the