| 1908, |
Nov. 14 |
McCarthy born in Little Chute, Wisconsin. |
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| 1935 |
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McCarthy graduates from Marquette University Law School. |
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| 1939 |
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McCarthy elected circuit judge in Appleton, WI. |
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| 1942-1945 |
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McCarthy enlists in U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the United States and the Pacific theater of operations. |
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| 1944 |
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McCarthy runs unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate while serving in Marines. |
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| 1946, |
Nov. 5 |
McCarthy elected to U.S. Senate. |
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| 1950, |
Feb. 9 |
McCarthy delivers speech in Wheeling, West Virginia attacking Communists in the State Department. Marks the beginning of his anti-communist crusade. |
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| 1950, |
March 8 |
U.S. Senate establishes Foreign Relations Subcommittee chaired by Senators Tydings and MacMahon. The Tydings-MacMahon Committee begins investigating McCarthy's accusations against the State Department. |
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| 1950, |
June 25 |
North Korea invades South Korea. |
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| 1950, |
Dec. |
U.S. Senate establishes Internal Security Subcommittee chaired by Sen. Pat McCarran. The McCarran Committee works with McCarthy to expose alleged Communists. |
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| 1951, |
June 14 |
McCarthy criticizes Gen. George C. Marshall in Senate speech. |
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| 1952, |
Nov. 4 |
McCarthy re-elected to U.S. Senate. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower elected President of the United States. |
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| 1953, |
Jan. 20 |
McCarthy becomes chairman of Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. |
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| 1953, |
Aug. 31 |
McCarthy begins investigating Communists in the U.S. Army. |
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| 1954, |
March 9 |
Edward R. Murrow criticizes McCarthy in his television program,See It Now. |
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| 1954, |
Apr 22 - Jun 17 |
Televised Army-McCarthy Hearings. |
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| 1954, |
Nov. |
Mid-term elections. Republicans become minority party in Senate. McCarthy loses chairmanship of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. |
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| 1954, |
Dec. 2 |
U.S. Senate votes to condemn McCarthy. |
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| 1957, |
May 2 |
McCarthy dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He is buried in Appleton, Wisconsin on May 6th. |
