may 6, 1919 - Red Scare and Palmer raids target communists in the U.S.
Description:
The raids and arrests occurred in November 1919 and January 1920 under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. ... The Palmer Raids occurred in the larger context of the Red Scare, the term given to fear of and reaction against communist radicals in the U.S. in the years immediately following World War I.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 6, 1919
Now
~ 106 years ago