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Monday May 20, 2013
Today in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, taking 250 million acres of land in the West and selling to any citizen or intended citizen, 160 acres - one quarter square mile - of surveyed government land.

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Topic: ‘Espionage Act’

1. Jailed For Their Words

Men and women who spoke out against the first World War were punished. Their families were torn apart. In Montana, scores of people were convicted of sedition, merely for criticizing the war effort or for refusing to prove their loyalty by buying war bonds. Some were sent to prison for up to 20 years, another was lynched on the spot.... - [More]

Posted: July 19, 2011 in Documentary