Before his name became synonymous with political witch hunts, Joseph McCarthy was simply a senator from Wisconsin. Tune in or stream #McCarthyPBS Mon, Jan 6 at 9/8c on American Experience | PBS. | PBS
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Senator Joseph McCarthy, the man who spearheaded the anti-communist witch hunts of the Red Scare, died from complications of alcoholism on this day in 1957. Despite making countless enemies and being censured by his colleagues two years prior, his three funerals—one at St. Matthews Cathedral, one on the floor of the Senate and one in his home town of Appleton, Wisconsin—were well attended. | American Experience | PBS
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Senator Joseph McCarthy, the man who spearheaded the anti-communist witch hunts of the Red Scare, died from complications of alcoholism on this day in 1957. Despite making countless enemies and being censured by his colleagues two years prior, his three funerals—one at St. Matthews Cathedral, one on the floor of the Senate and one in his home town of Appleton, Wisconsin—were well attended. | American Experience | PBS
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McCarthy’s speech ignites espionage paranoia... February 9, 1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy waves a list of “205 known communists” in the State Department during his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, launching the Red Scare’s witch hunt. Paranoia grips Washington, turning colleagues into suspects and whispers into accusations. One speech poisons trust, proving fear’s the sharpest weapon in shadows. #author #thrillers #thrillerauthor #archeothriller #sempercuriosus #xiv #McCarthyism #RedScare #esp
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