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May 26, 1938

On May 26, 1938, in the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session. Jerry Rubin, Tommy Vig, Ian St John would arrive in the same year.

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Featured · May 26, 1938

In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.

The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives created in 1938. Their goal was to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having communist ties. It became a standing (permanent) committee in 1946.

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1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.

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On May 26, 1938

1938 In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.

American investigative committee (1938–1975)

The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives created in 1938. Their goal was to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having communist ties. It became a standing (permanent) committee in 1946.

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