Peter Zenger Trail (5 Jan 1735 Jahr – 1 Feb 1736 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
When: 1735Who: New York editor and publisher
What: put on trial for criticizing the New York government and governor; though the English law stated that the criticism of a governor was a crime, the jury chose to acquit Zenger, encouraging the concept of free press
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Datum:
5 Jan 1735 Jahr
1 Feb 1736 Jahr
~ 1 years