it's sad that it happened that way. >> reporter: charles holt wasn't alone. in fact, his story is only one representing a shameful chapter in american history. from 1907 through the 1970s more than 60s hads this americans were sterilized because they had, quote, unfit human traits. it was called eugenics. the goal -- breed out those considered to be a burden on the rest of society and make, quote, better human beings tomorrow. 33 states had eugenics programs at one time or another supported by some of the nation's most respected doctors and social workers. even the supreme court approved it. oliver wendell holmes wrote in one case, three generations of imbeciles are enough. in north carolina, anyone, a parent, teacher, neighbor, could ask the state eugenics board to have someone sterilized. some victims were developmentally disabled living in institutions. records show others were living at home, forced to go under the surgeon's knife because they were paupers or because they were blind or deaf or had syphilis. >> to be sterilized if you were sexually promisc

it's sad that it happened that way. >> reporter: charles holt wasn't alone. in fact, his story is only one representing a shameful chapter in american history. from 1907 through the 1970s more than 60,000 americans were sterilized because they had, quote, unfit human traits. it was called eugenics. the goal -- breed out those considered to be a burden on the rest of society and make, quote, better human beings tomorrow. 33 states had eugenics programs at one time or another supported by some of the nation's most respected doctors and social workers. even the supreme court approved it. oliver wendell holmes wrote in one 1927 case, three generations of imbeciles are enough. in north carolina, anyone, a parent, teacher, neighbor, could ask the state eugenics board to have someone sterilized. some victims were developmentally disabled living in institutions. records show others were living at home, forced to go under the surgeon's knife because they were paupers or because they were blind or deaf or had syphilis. >> to be sterilized if you were sexually promiscuo

it happened that way. >> reporter: charles holt wasn't alone.is story is only one representing a shameful chapter in american history. from 1907 through the 1970s, more than 60,000 americans were sterilized because they had "unfit human traits." it was called eugenics. the goal, breed out those considered to be a burden on the rest of society and make "better human beings tomorrow." 33 states had eugenics programs at one time or another, supported by some of the nation's most respected doctors and social workers. even the supreme court approved it. oliver wendell holmes wrote in a 1927 case "three generations of imbeciles are enough." a parent, anyone could ask to have someone sterilized. some victims were developmentally disabled living in institutions, records show others were living at home, forced to go under the surgeon's knife because they were paupers or because they were blind, death or had syphilis. you could be sterilized if you were sexually promise kus. >> paralyzed, not physical lly attracted. >> reporter: sharmane fuller cooper has

charles yesterday he held a town meeting acknowledging that he may run against randy holt print in the newly redrawn redrawn 14th district, but the majority held democrats redrew those lines putting his home in the 14th district and he is not required to live in the district to represents, his decision will affect next year's gop primary in illinois. i knew tribune survey has found few sex assault cases on cook county college campuses lead to convictions in court and often they are downgraded to misdemeanor charges. the survey looked at 16 local colleges and out of the 109 reported sex crimes investigated since the fall of 2005 only 12 lead to arrest and only five were convicted in cook county in september the cook county state attorney's office began tracking all sex offenses on campuses to see if they should have been upgraded to felonies. the office has yet to receive many calls about sex crimes on campus. >> more unprecedented cuts to the postal service the latest plans to save big dollars at the post office and a florida grand mother says this psa went too far during a recent secu