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A fact from Calvin's Case appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 May 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Calvin's Case, an English legal case from 1608, helped establish the principle of birth on American soil as the primary means of acquiring United States citizenship at birth?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calvin's Case.

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Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The arguements presented at start are flawed or partial as numerous lords held land in both England and Scotland in the feudal times Century including Robert the Bruce who as a result of his land holding of an English manor attended the English king is his campaigns. Maybe this was modified as a result of consequential conflict of interest but that needs clearly stating — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.31.202.145 (talk) 14:04, 21 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

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