20 October 2016

History for the day: 1947: Congress investigates Reds in Hollywood

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Date: October 20, 2016 at 06:02:51 EDT
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Subject: 1947: Congress investigates Reds in Hollywood

This day in History
Oct
20
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1947
Congress investigates Reds in Hollywood
On October 20, 1947, the notorious Red Scare kicks into high gear in Washington, as a Congressional committee begins investigating Communist influence in one of the world's richest and most glamorous communities: Hollywood. After World War II, the Cold War began to heat up between the world's two... read more »
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