Name: Feb. 9: Birth of 'McCarthyism'
Uploaded: 2021-02-09
Duration: 02 minutes 41 seconds
Description: On February 9th, 1950, during a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin waved a piece of paper in the air and claimed that he had a list of Communists who had infiltrated the U.S. State Department.

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On February 9th, 1950, during a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin waved a piece of paper in the air and claimed that he had a list of Communists who had infiltrated the U.S. State Department.... More

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