Wednesday, May 20, 2009

This Day in History: May 20

An emission totaling $16,500,000 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver, was authorized by ten Continental Congress resolutions passed between May 20, 1777 and April 18, 1778. [More]

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