This Day In Founding Fathers History – 2 April

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 2 April

On this day in 1792, Congress passed The Coinage Act, which created the mint and authorized construction of a mint building in the nation’s then-capital, Philadelphia, the first federal building. The act authorized the production of $10 Eagles, $5 half-Eagles, and $2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins, silver dollars, half-dollars, quarter-dollars, dimes and half-dimes, and copper cents and half-cents. ₁

In 1819 on this day, American Farmer, one of the most successful of the early farm papers, began publication. The journal had the endorsement of men such as Jefferson, Madison, and Pickering, to name a few. The journal was founded by John S. Skinner ₂

On this day in 1913, Pennsylvania ratified the 17^th Amendment. In 1918, Massachusetts ratified the 18^th Amendment. The 22^nd Amendment was ratified by Delaware on this day in 1947.  Nebraska ratified the 26^th Amendment on this day in 1972. ₃

 

_{1 “Money Law – The Coinage Act of April 2, 1792,” constitution.org/uslaw/coinage1792.txt; “History of the Mint,” United States Mint, usmint.com/education/historianscorner/?action=history
2 “About American farmer,” Chronicling America – Historic American Newspapers, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sf88091326/
3 “Ratification of Constitutional Amendments,” usconstitution.net/constamrat.html}