Object Details designer Franklin, Benjamin associated organization Continental Congress maker Continental Congress Hall & Sellers Description During the Revolutionary period, American money often ...

Sound money quite literally saved the American Revolution. After securing independence, the Founding Fathers enshrined their ...

They’ve been part of the American story going back to the revolution we celebrate today.

Americans celebrate the 4th of July to honor the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The day includes fireworks ...

The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress unanimous adoption of ...

Sound money—gold and silver—helped win the American Revolution and remains vital to liberty. Larry Reed and Money Metals ...

Warehouse membership club Costco is closed on July Fourth. Most other major national retailers such as Target and Walmart ...

Just two years after it was bought for $4, it was sold at Sotheby’s for $2,420,000, establishing a record at the time for any ...

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.

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race, color, sex, religion or national ...

While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, these lesser-known figures nonetheless played critical roles in the shaping of ...