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Hollywood’s Witch Hunt Created a Communist Blacklist for these Celebrities
In the late 1930s, faced with economic uncertainties and political unrest in Europe, the US House of Representatives established the House Un-American Activities Committee. Known as HUAC, the committee took upon itself…
American History
The FBI Believed That ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Was Communist Propaganda
Although it has been over 70 years since its release, It’s a Wonderful Life is still a Christmas classic and…
Cold War
This Day In History: The Senate Investigates Hollywood For ‘Reds’ (1947)
On October the 20, 1947, the notorious ‘Red Scare’ grips Hollywood. The Cold War had just begun and the world…