Aug. 4 (UPI) -- In 1735, the standard of truth as a defense against a claim of libel was established in the American colonies when John Peter Zenger, publisher of a New York City newspaper, was acquitted of libel charges. In 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden, the elderly parents of Lizzie Borden, were found hacked to death with a hatchet. Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murders at trial. In 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. The United States initially declared itself neutral in World War I. In 1944, acting on a tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo...
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