The Federal court for the central district of the republic of california decides United states v. Ellsberg: judge William M. Byrne, Jr., dismisses espionage charges against Daniel Ellsberg, for having release the classified “Pentagon Papers,” citing misconduct by the Federal government.

       [restored 11/8/2022]

Subsequent Events:

3/22/2002                   1/3/2011                    8/21/2013

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Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 422.

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