Joseph McCarthy had 6 siblings. He was the 5th of 7.
In the 1950's, Senator Joe McCarthy headed the Congressional Committee on Un-American Activities. This was, in effect, a modern day witch hunt for alleged communists (Reds). People were ruthlessly persecuted, harassed and had their careers taken away from them by baseless claims of communist activity. They were prodded to implicate their friends, much the same way as people were encouraged to name names during the Salem Witch Trials.
The american politician Joseph McCarthy (1908 - 1957) was at the Democratic party from 1936. In 1944 he left the Democrats and was then at the Republican party until his death in 1957. He was Republican Senator of Wisconsin from 1947 - 1957.
In February, 1950 a little-known senator from Wisconsin made a speech in WHEELING, WEST Virginia. The senator, Joseph R. McCarthy, charged that the State Department was infested with communist agents.
A United States Senator famous for accusing numerous workers and politicians in the Federal Government of being Communist spies between 1950-4. Hundreds of people had their careers ruined, and although the witch-hunts would have probably happened without McCarthy, he became the most visible figure of it. After McCarthy tried to look for subversive figures in the Army, they retaliated by exposing much of his tactics. In 1954, the Senate agreed to give his a censure - a formal reprimand. By the time he died of a liver illness in 1957, he was disgraced and had turned to the drink.
Senator Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy was born on April 21, 1887.
Joe McCarthy was born on April 21, 1887.
Joe McCarthy - manager - was born on 1887-04-21.
Joe McCarthy died on January 13, 1978 at the age of 90.
Senator Joe McCarthy was the leader of the anti Communist crusade of the 1950s in the US.
Joe McCarthy died on January 13, 1978 at the age of 90.
Joe McCarthy bats right and throws right.
Joe McCarthy was elected as a U.S. senator in 1946
Joe McCarthy was Republican.
Senator McCarthy.
Nixon believed that McCarthy was a fraud