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2008 President George W. Bush signs the 700 billion dollar TARP program into law
1995 Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record) 1995 Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record) 1995 Dollar worth 1.5330 Dutch guilder (record) 1995 Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record) 1994 Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar 1994 Value of Russian ruble decreases, 3081 rubles per dollar 1992 U.S. dollar valued at 156.50 guilder (record) 1992 John Myhers, director/actor (Billion Dollar Hobo), dies at 70 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued 1978 Congress approves Susan B. Anthony Dollar 1975 Annette Kellerman, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid), dies at 87 1973 Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin 1973 U.S. dollar devalues 10 percent 1971 Eisenhower dollar put into circulation 1971 Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 1971 Philadelphia mint's 1st trial strike of Eisenhower dollar 1970 Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin 1967 Henry Morgenthau, U.S. minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74 1966 Stacy Lattisaw, Washington D.C., disco singer, Million Dollar Baby 1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar 1958 New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV 1957 "Dollar A Second," last airs on NBC-TV 1946 "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances 1945 "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances 1945 Gould/Comden/Green's "Billion Dollar Baby," premieres in New York City 1935 Canada's 1st silver dollar is circulated 1935 Royal Proclamation sets design of Canada's new Jubilee Silver Dollar 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce 1921 Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1919 Jesse White, Buf, New York, actor, Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid 1912 Sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62 1910 Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins 1909 Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes 1907 William Dollar, St. Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer 1899 Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar 1888 Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer, Million Dollar Mermaid 1878 U.S. Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation 1878 Silver dollar became U.S. legal tender 1873 Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer, Dollar Princess 1867 Irving Fisher, U.S. economist, compensating dollar 1792 U.S. authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle and 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins and silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime 1786 Congress adopts silver dollar and decimal system of money 1785 Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage |
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