1957 ⟶ Senator Joseph McCarthy Dies

Senator Joseph McCarthy succumbs to illness exacerbated by a...
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📜 McCarthy Begins Anti-Communist Claims

Senator Joseph McCarthy first claims without evidence that Communists have infiltrated the U.S. State Department, leading to a controversial series of anti-Communist investigations in the United States.⟶
McCarthy Begins Anti-Communist Claims (1950)
McCarthyismanti-communismCold WarUSpoliticscommunismRed ScareinquirySenate

🗣️ McCarthy Claims Communists Infiltrated CIA and Atomic Industry

Senator Joseph McCarthy claims that communists have infiltrated the CIA and the atomic weapons industry.⟶
McCarthy Claims Communists Infiltrated CIA and Atomic Industry (1954)
McCarthyismCommunismCIAAtomic WeaponsCold WarUnited StatesPoliticsRed Scare

👤 Senator Joseph McCarthy Dies

Senator Joseph McCarthy succumbs to illness exacerbated by alcoholism and dies.⟶
Senator Joseph McCarthy Dies (1957)
United StatesMcCarthyismCold WarPoliticsAnti-CommunismRed ScareSenate

🇬🇧 Winston Churchill Dies

Winston Churchill dies.⟶
Winston Churchill Dies (1965)
Winston ChurchillUKWorld War IIPoliticsCold WarLeadershipStatesmanHistory

🇨🇳 Zhou Enlai Dies

Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai dies of cancer.⟶
Zhou Enlai Dies (1976)
ChinaZhou EnlaiPremierPoliticsCold WarAsiaMao ZedongChinese Communist Party

⚰️ Chernenko Dies

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Konstantin Chernenko dies.⟶
Chernenko Dies (1985)
Soviet UnionChernenkoLeadershipCold WarSuccessionPoliticsDeathCommunist Party