HISTORY MOMENTS The Idaho State Historical Society reports that during this week in history: The Idaho State Historical Society reports that during this week in history: The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition Act on July 14, 1798. The act made it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government. Persons convicted were punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000 and by imprisonment not exceeding two years. The Act was in force until March 1801. Articles of Incorporation were filed on July 19, 1890, with the Idaho Secretary of State's Office for the Kootenai Railroad Company. Admiral David G. Farragut--considered to be the most distinguished naval officer of the Civil War--became the first rear admiral in the history of the U.S. Navy on July 16, 1862. Idaho recognizes him through Farragut State Park, an area that was the second-largest naval training station in the world during World War II. Chosen by Franklin Roosevelt as a secure, inland naval training site, suitable for training 30,000 men at a time, more than 293,000 naval personnel trained at this massive facility. World-famous recording star and entertainer, Roger Miller, appeared at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa beginning July 18, 1972. Miller wrote his famous song King of the Road while in Idaho on a previous trip to the state. The first regular week-day television programming in Boise was launched by KIDO-TV on Channel 7 at 5:00 p.m. on July 13, 1953. In 1969, that station became known as KTVB-TV.