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This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 1 April

This Day in Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1778, Oliver Pollock used a notation which we now know as the dollar sign ($).

April 1, 2014 7

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founders History – 8 August

[private FP-Yearly|FP-Monthly] If you're having problems playing the video, please download it, there may be an incompatibility with your browser. [/private] This Day In Founders History – 8 August On this day in 1786, Congress adopted the decimal system of coinage. Congress also adopted the dollar as the standard of money in the United States, stating: “The Money Unit will contain three hundred and seventy five grains and sixty four […]

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