United States v. Wong Kim Ark
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In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.
On March 28, 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and that "the American citizenship which Wong Kim Ark acquired by birth within the United States has not been lost or taken away by anything happening since his birth."
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United States v. Wong Kim Ark
Clip: Season 30 | 2m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
On March 28, 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and that "the American citizenship which Wong Kim Ark acquired by birth within the United States has not been lost or taken away by anything happening since his birth."
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Clip: S30 | 2m 39s | In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth. (2m 39s)
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The Chinese Exclusion Act: Promo
Preview: S30 | 30s | On May 6, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed into law The Chinese Exclusion Act. (30s)
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Clip: S30 | 2m 1s | In April 1933, the Barrow gang holed up in Joplin, Missouri for a break from the road. (2m 1s)
Clip: S30 | 2m 26s | In 1925, the “Scopes Monkey Trial” pit traditional Christian beliefs against evolution. (2m 26s)
Clip: S30 | 1m 13s | Max Schmeling convinced the U.S. Olympic Committee to attend the 1936 Olympic games. (1m 13s)
Preview: S30 | 30s | A young Navy wife made a drastic rape allegation against five nonwhite Hawaiians in 1931. (30s)
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Clip: S30 | 1m 39s | Many feared the 1919 raids went too far — violating the civil liberties of people. (1m 39s)
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Clip: S30 | 1m 32s | Women couldn’t run for elected office in Kansas, but Mary Elizabeth Lease was a force. (1m 32s)
Clip: S30 | 1m 9s | When one of the richest men in America feared a collapse of the U.S. dollar, he had a plan (1m 9s)
Henry George: From Poverty to Politics
Clip: S30 | 1m 35s | Henry George’s message about the haves and the have nots helped ignite a movement. (1m 35s)
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Clip: S30 | 10m 6s | Watch Chapter 1 of The Gilded Age. (10m 6s)
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Clip: S30 | 9m 7s | Watch Chapter 1 of Roads to Memphis. (9m 7s)
Clip: S30 | 1m 17s | His family arrived in the U.S. penniless, but Andrew Carnegie made an unimaginable wealth. (1m 17s)
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Clip: S30 | 1m | In the 1930s, nearly every leading scientist in America visited a private laboratory. (1m)
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Clip: S30 | 3m 17s | Approximately 100 Amazon rainforest tribes have not interacted with the modern world. (3m 17s)
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The Secret of Tuxedo Park: Chapter 1
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Clip: S30 | 8m 51s | Watch the opening scene of The Secret of Tuxedo Park. (8m 51s)
Clip: S30 | 1m 8s | One of the worst blizzards in American history, four feet of snow and hundreds dead. (1m 8s)
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Clip: S30 | 8m 25s | Watch Chapter 1 of Into the Amazon. (8m 25s)
Into the Amazon: Theodore Roosevelt
Clip: S30 | 1m 17s | Roosevelt’s trip down the River of Doubt in Brazil’s Amazon almost brought him to death. (1m 17s)
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