Portrait of Alexander Hamilton

"Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton"

Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton tells the story of one of America's most important founding fathers. It takes viewers to the Caribbean islands where Hamilton was born, to Yorktown and Wall Street where he fought and worked, and to Harlem and Weehawken, New Jersey, where he lived and died.

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Voting Rights Act signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson

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August 6, 1965
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    President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act

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    July 2, 1964
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    The Supreme Court by PBS

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    Korean War begins

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    June 25, 1950
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    Abraham Lincoln read first draft of Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet

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    July 22, 1862
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    President John F. Kennedy born

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