During the French Revolution, coins and medals were struck with revolutionary symbols, conveying ideals of liberty, equality, ...

From the ultra-rare (and valuable) 1913 Liberty head nickel to the more common versions of this coin, this is a fascinating glimpse into United States ... "the king of 20th-century coins," this ...

From the 17th century, governments increasingly began to issue paper money, which could be redeemed for gold or silver coins or bullion. These notes are gold and silver certificates issued in the ...

Howard Bowker’s collection included some of the earliest media of exchange in China—small bronze spades, knives, and bridge money. These objects were cast in metal molds and designed to look like ...

The Maine penny, also known as the Goddard coin for the owner of the land where it was found, is an 11th century Norse silver ...

Author and current CCAC commissioner Michael Moran was recently honored with commission as a Kentucky Colonel, honoring his ...

Medical marijuana is legal in 14 states. Marijuana use was legal for most of human history up to the early 20th century ... marijuana decriminalized in the United States? Marijuana has not ...

Around the turn of the 20th century, Columbus adults began to celebrate the holiday ... A 1940 Dispatch article by Johnny ...

The United States and the Soviet Union team up to launch the first international manned space mission. The mission goes under the name of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The U.S. launches "Viking ...

Trick-or-treating, a popular Halloween activity in the US and Canada, involves children dressing up in costumes and visiting ...

Federal officials questioned whether D.C. leaders were equipped to prevent the District from regressing to the social dysfunction and near municipal collapse of the late 20th century, when the ...