United States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116) — The United States lightship Chesapeake (LV 116) is owned by the National Park Service and on a 25 year loan to the Baltimore Maritime Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1820, several lightships have served at the Chesapeake lightship station… … Wikipedia
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Jury nullification in the United States — John Peter Zenger, a printer in the English colony of New York, was tried for seditious libel in 1734 for publishing a newspaper critical of the governor. The jury acquitted Zenger despite the judge s instructions; this is perhaps the most famous … Wikipedia
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Lighthouses in the United States — This United States has hundreds of lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 130. See also: Lightvessels in the United States, lightvessel, List of lighthouses and… … Wikipedia
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