On this day

July 9

2 verified events

July 9, 1868 history

Fourteenth Amendment Ratified

The 14th Amendment guaranteed birthright citizenship and equal protection-the constitutional foundation later used by Asian Americans in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (birthright citizenship) and Yick Wo v. Hopkins (equal protection). (Shares Jul 9 with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.)

July 9, 1921 history

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Signed

President Harding signed the act, championed by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, setting aside about 200,000 acres of land for homesteading by Native Hawaiians.