Today is February 26, which in an arcane twist of history might actually represent the beginning of time as we know it. And, as time went on, things continued to happen on this day in history.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.