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John Peter Zenger was arrested and tried for libel after writing criticism of the Royal Governor of New York. He was defended by future president Andrew Hamilton. It is determined that truth is defense to libel and Zenger was released of August of 1735.
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The final draft of the Declaration of Independance was adopted.
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This ordinance gives the people of Virginia the right to believe in whatever God and religion that they choose without discrimination.
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The amendmant is ratified and says that "No state shall deprive of life. liberty, without process due to law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
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Congress passes the Espionage Act, which makes it a crime to “to willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States,” or to “willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States.”
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Congress passes this law which makes it illegal to criticise the United States constitution, army, or the flag
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In Dayton, Tennessee, teacher John Scopes breaks Tennessee local law by teaching theory of evolution in public schools.
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H.L. Mencken is arrested for distributing copies of
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt pardons all people who were convicted under the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
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Life Magazine was banned in the US for showing pictures from the film "The Birth of a Baby."
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Massachusetts, Georgia, and Conneticutt finally ratify the bill of Rights.
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Congress allows Roosevelt to create the Office of Censorship.
