A Day to Remember: October 14, 19501949-10-05Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_5_170_7_0008Helen Gahagan Douglas, a candidate for the United States Senate, was doused with water and hay by the Skull and Dagger society while trying to deliver a political address at the University of Southern California. The incident sparked campus-wide protests and criticism. The university president offered apologies to Douglas, and some of the students involved expressed regret for their actions. Douglas continued her speech, discussing the threat of Communism and the need for progressive measures in Congress.