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Senator Joseph McCarthy

This Week in History: McCarthy Targets ‘Communists’ in Government

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West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in past years.

On February 9, 1950 U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy accused more than 200 State Department employees of being communists.

On February 11, 2006 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney shot his hunting companion Harry Whittington in the face on an outing in Texas, injuring but not killing him.

On February 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born.

On February 12, 1909 the NAACP was founded.

On February 14, 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (Chicago)  7 members of Bugs Moran’s gang were murdered by Al Capone’s men in a gangland hit.

 

Quote:  The true name of eternity is Today.  -Philo

 

Have a great week!

Photo of the Week:
Congratulations to Liam Landers! 1st Place, Drop in State Park Competition, Boca Raton
February 8, 2015
Liam Landers, Drop in State Park Competition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Featured photo, top: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (1908-1957). c.1954. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Information Agency.

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