EVB2931939: Pony express route April 1860 - October 1861 was a system of mail delivery horse and rider relays between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, a distance of 1,800 miles that took 10 days. It was unprofitable and quickly replaced by the transcontinental telegraph system, Unknown Artist / Bridgeman Images
EVB2932002: The Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 outlawed the use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, flag, or armed forces during World War 1. In 1922 the children of imprisoned dissidents protested for their release / Bridgeman Images