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feb 9, 1950 - McCarthy Claims Targets

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Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy gives a speech in Wheeling, Virginia, dramatically claiming, "I have in my hand a list of 205 cases of individuals who appear to be either card-carrying members or certainly loyal to the Communist Party" within the United States State Department.

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feb 9, 1950
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~ 75 years ago