(FOX NEWS) – The Department of Justice unleashed a shocking
and often violent unconstitutional nationwide dragnet, detaining
as many as 10,000 people.

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, appointed to the office 10
months earlier by President Woodrow Wilson, led the sweep
against suspected communists and anarchists, as well as their sympathizers.

Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936)

Anita Marie Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022)

Anita was a founding member of the vocal group the
Pointer Sisters. She died from cancer at her home in
Los Angeles.

Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022)

Walters was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989. On
June 15, 2007, Walters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. She has won Daytime and Prime Time Emmy Awards, a
Women in Film Lucy Award, and a GLAAD Excellence in Media
award.