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February 9, 1950

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy made a speech where he claimed that he had a list with over 200 “known communists” that worked in highly placed positions in the US government. This sparked widespread hysteria about subversives. Despite the fact that most of his claims were never verified thousand of … Continue reading

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February 15, 1985

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985 the Center for Disease Control reported that more than half of all nine-year-olds in the U.S. showed no sign of tooth decay. The CDC said this was proof that fluoridation was working. Other groups against fluoridation claimed that the decrease in tooth decay in the US was part … Continue reading

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