events
Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
Related Wikipedia articles
House Un-American Activities Committee
US 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 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Viet Cong
Revolutionary organization active in South Vietnam and Cambodia from 1960 to 1977
The Viet Cong (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam. It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, and conducted military operations under the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)