Throughout history, some types of money have gained widespread circulation outside of the nations that issued them. Whenever a country or empire has regional or global control of trade, its currency becomes the dominant currency for trade and governs the monetary system of that time. In the mid...
After writing books about the 1950 contest for the U.S. Senate between Richard Nixon and Helen Gahagan Douglas and, especially, Upton Sinclair's race for governor of California in 1934, not much could happen this year that would truly shock or offend me.Mitchell, Greg...
What happened in the 1930's in America? What was the beatnik movement? What was the Crisis of the Third Century? What was the Edwardian Period? What caused the labor movement of the 1930s? What is a beatnik? What gains did the women's movement make during the 1920s?
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This Day in History Video: What Happened on June 30 Arts & Entertainment 1859 Daredevil crosses Niagara Falls on tightrope 19th Century 1971 Soviet cosmonauts perish in reentry disaster Space Exploration 1934 Hitler purges members of his own Nazi party in Night of the Long Knives ...
Tuesday Tuesday February 26, 1935 was the 057 day of the year. At that time, it was 15.62% through 1935. What happened on February 26 (90 years ago) over the years? On February 26: 1934 Theoretical physicist Edward Teller (25) weds Augusta Maria Harkanyi ...
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression that lasted 10 years. There is no universally agreed-upon explanation for why the Great Depression happened, but most theories cite the gold standard and the Federal Reserve's inadequate response as contributing factors ...
What Happened On October 27, including Today's Trivia, Birthdays, Events, plus daily puzzles and daily quotes
Shirley Chisholm is best known as the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and to run for President of the United States.Shirley’s parents had very little money. When Shirley was five years old, her parents sent her and her sisters to live with their grandmother in ...
What buildings were burned in the Burning of Washington? What happened during the March on Washington? What did the March on Washington accomplish? What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion and Washington's reaction to it? What was the outcome of the Seattle General Strike?