EDITOR’S NOTE: In last week’s “Moments in Time” column (0830), there were 2 items dated Sept. 18. The “New Zealand voting rights” item should be Sept. 19; the “cesium-137” is correct. • On Sept. 22, 1598, 26-year-old playwright Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter after a duel. He was very nearly hanged, but his ability to read and write saved him. He claimed “benefit of clergy,” which allowed him to be sentenced by the lenient ecclesiastical courts. In his time, Jonson was as famous as Shakespeare. • On Sept. 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States proposes 12 amendments to ...