Which historical event best fits the theme of "the defense of individual liberty"?

In historical events, the theme that best fits "the defense of individual liberty", goes to The Story of America's Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is not a dusty, old document for dreary study in school, but a living document ever relevant to our lives. Birth control, abortion, drug searches, civil rights, book censorship, gun control, war protests, and terrorism are issues as fresh as today's newspaper