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  US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Forbids Hoarding of Gold (1933)Executive Order 6102 required US citizens and businesses to turn in all but a small amount of gold to the Federal Reserve in exchange for $20.67 per ounce. It came in the midst of a banking crisis, when the stability of paper currency was in doubt. Consequently, many tried to withdraw their money and redeem it for gold, which was considered safer. However, there simply was not enough gold in the US—or the world—to cover the nation's debts. How many people were prosecuted for violating the order? More... Discuss |
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How about the 31st??
Enjoy your break ;)
Just a head's up that I've been having internet problems (again) It was down all morning and just came back up and I thought I'd better leave a message just in case I get knocked off again.
They first told me to do all the usual stuff...reboot the modem and all that and when that didn't work, they ran a "test" that said the problem was on my end. I could ping and get a return, so I knew there was a path to the Internet, so I knew the problem wasn't on my end. I called again for the third time and got a helpful guy in the Philippines that spoke better English than the last two...hell, he spoke better English than me.
Anyway, if something happens, I don't play the quiz or post to Facebook, etc. it's not because I'm dead or too sick to get online...no, it's my new faster Internet...."faster" when it's on, that is.
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