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United States Customs Service: Timeline

A chronological list of the important events for the topic "United States Customs Service"

Timeline

1789   United States Revenue Cutter Service (predecessor of United States Customs Service and direct predecessor of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States [i] armed forces [i] ... 

) is founded

1939   World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.

2003   The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the United States Customs Service, and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.