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March
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- Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
- I'll Pass on the Cracker, Thanks
- The Empty Tomb
- 4000 Match Chain Reaction
- Speechless Thought Bubble
- No Pity for Pilate
- Spring Has Sprung!
- The Oracle of Bacon
- spoonerism
- It's The Dog-gone Truth!
- And I'm Good With Onions
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Hamlet vs PayPal
- Not-So-Famous Last Words
- Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- All in a Day
- psittacism
- Don't Forget My Bum!
- rupestrine
- Seven Layer Dip
- What Age Do You Act?
- Tax Day Countdown
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March
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This Day in History
  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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1 comment:
As if reminding me about losing an hours sleep wasn't bad enough you had to remind me about having to pay taxes, too!
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