Mario M. Cuomo, New York Governor 1983-1994
Clip: Season 16 | 3m 47s
Former New York governor Mario Cuomo talks about lessons learned from 9/11 and evolving toward a new civility.
Aired: 09/07/04
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The Chinese Six Companies
On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown as officials diagnosed bubonic plague in the neighborhood and wanted to quarantine the nearly 20,000 residents. As tensions flared, an influential group of merchants known as the Chinese Six Companies sprang into action.
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