In what year was Hiss's libel case against Chambers?
1948
1951
1950
1945
Answer
In 1948, Whittaker Chambers, a former communist turned government witness, accused Alger Hiss, a prominent State Department official, of being a Soviet spy. Hiss denied the allegations and sued Chambers for libel. The highly publicized trial captured the nation's attention and ended in a hung jury. A second trial resulted in Hiss's conviction, and he served over three years in prison.
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