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Events on Wednesday 24 September 1969 1
1969Chicago Seven Trial BeginsActivists face conspiracy charges over 1968 convention protestsThe trial of eight, later seven, anti-war and counterculture activists charged with conspiracy and incitement to riot over protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention opened on 24 September 1969 in Chicago. The proceedings became a flashpoint for debate over free speech and courtroom conduct.