US Senate Censures Joseph McCarthy in Cold War Vote, December 2, 1954
Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
Date: December 2, 1954
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