Joseph McCarthy rose to power through his sensationalism and overreach – and fell by the same. Decades later, his name and legacy live on. Tune in or stream MCCARTHY, Mon Jan 6 at 9/8c → https://to.pbs.org/37A4nZW | American Experience | PBS

Senator Joseph McCarthy, the man who spearheaded the anti-communist witch hunts of the Red Scare, died from complications of alcoholism on this day in 1957. Despite making countless enemies and being censured by his colleagues two years prior, his three funerals—one at St. Matthews Cathedral, one on the floor of the Senate and one in his home town of Appleton, Wisconsin—were well attended. | American Experience | PBS