4 août 1735 - Zenger Trial
Description:
Zenger was a newspaper publisher. The government wasn't being fair so people were writing against the government and Zenger was publishing those writings in the newspaper. Zenger was sent to court and was arrested for being lyable. But, Zenger was telling the complete truth that the government was corrupt so the judge later let Zenger go. The later made the freedom of the Press and set an idea of how America will be later in life.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
4 août 1735
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 290 ans