Flickr/joncutrer Continental Congress Sets the Dollar as the Official U.S. Currency On July 6, 1785, the Continental Congress ...

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Gold has been known as the most reliable safe haven asset for millennia, but it is more than an investment for South Asian families. The tradition of daughters inheriting their mothers’ gold spans ...

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However, it wasn’t until July 6, 1785 that the Continental Congress established the dollar as the official currency of the United States: the first step towards creating a national monetary system.

The Kannapolis Farmers Market is open from 4-7 p.m. at the corner of Vance Street and Dale Earnhardt Boulevard. Vendors offer a wide variety of fresh, local produce, as well as plants, eggs, baked ...

OSU’s total commissions on concessions at sporting events were approximately $1.5 million. $431,925.33 of that was generated ...

Martha Ballard is a woman of her time. She expresses frustration but is resigned to the constraints of society. She was ...

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Growth in developments around the more than 50-year-old chapel located off of U.S. 501 headed into Conway is causing the busy ...

Doubleday Field and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum may be the stars of Cooperstown's lineup, but the ...