Entirely rebuilt after the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the Old Town is also symbolic of Warsaw’s rise from the ruins of WWII and of Varsovians’ pride in their city. When US General Dwight Eisenhower visited Warsaw after the war he was moved to comment, "I have seen many towns destroyed,...
However, 1971 saw the end of the gold standard in the U.S. when President Richard Nixon abandoned the monetary system as a response to widespread inflation, a ballooning trade deficit and the increasing cost of the Vietnam War. Foreign countries began to realize the U.S. didn’t have enou...
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During World War II, the U.S. and Britain started to lay the groundwork for post-war economic stability. This led to theBretton Woods Agreement, which was negotiated by 44 countries in 1944. Among other things, it created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The latt...
A look back at Sioux Falls from 50 years ago, when gas was 40 cents a gallon and a new house cost $25,000.
Still, we’re in for a hefty dose of Australiana, if the red dirt descriptor is any indication. Anyway,Patrick Nolanis directing the event, so there’ll be a certain amount of staging involved, and the music director isSteve Newcombwho is, among other things, the Head of Jazz at the ...
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Since theBretton Woods Agreementin 1944, many of the world's central banks have relied on the U.S. dollar to back up the value of their currencies. Through its reserve currency status, the dollar receives extra legitimacy in the eyes of domestic users, currency traders, and participants in ...
3 things to watch … The supplemental spending debate is heating up,with four conservative Senate Republicans today introducing an alternative to the $106 billion White House national security proposal that would instead send $14.3 billion to Israel alone. Unlike the Biden proposal, the Israel Supple...