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Events on Friday 15 June 1917 1
1917US Espionage Act enactedWartime law criminalizes interference with military operationsCongress passed the Espionage Act shortly after the US entered the war, criminalizing interference with military recruitment and the disclosure of information deemed harmful to national defense. Amended and invoked repeatedly since, it remains a central tool in American national security prosecutions.