Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience: Standing Up to McCarthyism
Senator Margaret Chase Smith stood before the U.S. Senate and denounced the anti-communist fear campaign sweeping Washington, calling for a return to reason and civil liberties. Her Declaration of Conscience, signed by six fellow Republican senators, became the first major challenge to McCarthyism from within his own party.
June 1, 1950
76 years ago
Key Figures & Places
What Else Happened on June 1
Der römische Diktator Sulla beendet seinen Rachefeldzug und schließt die Todeslisten (Proskriptionen), denen 4700 Bürger, darunter mindestens 40 Senatoren, zum …
en Shandong (China) se registra un terremoto de magnitud 7 en la escala sismológica de Richter (I=9), desprendimiento de tierra (freshet). Deja un saldo de 6000…
Beim Erdbeben von Zhucheng und Changle in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong sterben der Quelle Han Shu zufolge etwa 6000 Menschen.
en el Imperio romano estalla la guerra civil.
Praetorian guards executed Didius Julianus in his palace just sixty-six days after he purchased the Roman throne at an auction. His violent end cleared the path…
المسلمون بقيادة أبو عبيدة بن الجراح يفتحون مدينة حمص بعد أن حاصروها حصارًا شديدًا فاضطرت المدينة إلى طلب الصلح فكتب المسلمون لأهلها كتابًا بالأمان على أنفسهم وأ…
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