Interesting U.S. Currency Facts

For instance:

  • The Mint is responsible for producing military medals (such as the Silver and Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart and the Navy Cross) as well as the Congressional Medals.
  • “In God We Trust” was first put on coins in the Civil War but didn’t make it onto all coins until 1955.
  • “E Pluribus Unum” was first used in 1795. “E Pluribus Unum” means “One from Many,” one country from many states.
  • The lifespan of a coin is thirty years, the lifespan of a bill is a mere 18 months.
  • The ink used to print the bills are magnetic and so vending machines use that as one of the means of detecting whether a bill is legitimate.

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How the Presidents Stack Up

A look at U.S. presidents’ job-approval ratings. Click on the links at the left for more detail.

Wall Street Journal

Truman left with really low approval ratings, but history has since been kind to him regarding his decisions.  Makes me wonder what historians will think of W 50 years from now.

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