Sandra Day O'Connor Discusses Marriage
Sandra Day O'Connor, who became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court when she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, speaks about her views on holy matrimony.
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Sandra Day O'Connor, who became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court when she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, speaks about her views on holy matrimony.
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William Jennings Bryan Delivers Anti-Imperialism Speech
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At the Democratic Convention in Kansas City on August 8, 1900, William Jennings Bryan devotes his acceptance speech to his viewpoint on imperialism.
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Brown v. Board of Education Ruling
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On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling against the "separate but equal" mandate and demanded desegregation of schools. Outside the courtroom, the attorneys who argued the Brown v. Board of Education case, James Nabrit Jr., Thurgood Marshall and George Hayes, give a press conference.
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On September 25, 1986, President Ronald Reagan presides over the swearing in of William H. Rehnquist as the 16th chief justice and Aaron Scalia as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Darlington Hoopes on Social Justice
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