Peter Zenger Trail (5 janv. 1735 – 1 févr. 1736)
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When: 1735
Who: 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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