245 Years Later: Remembering the British Surrender at Yorktown and the Birth of a Nation
This year, the focus has been on the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence. But this month also marks another important anniversary in the nation’s founding – the British surrender at Yorktown. On October 19,...
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Did you miss these SemiQ coins?
Thomas Paine was an underpaid tax collector protesting low wages before Parliament. Benjamin Franklin was Pennsylvania’s colonial envoy objecting to the levy of taxes without representation in the London legislature. Their subsequent friendship changed...
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Striking The Big 4-O!
What a year was 1986! Halley’s Comet returned for the first time since 1910. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH had its first ceremony, inducting Elvis Presley and Ray Charles,...
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Five Fun Facts About National Bank Notes
Have you ever walked into a local bank and spotted a framed display of old paper money on the wall? If so, chances are you were looking at National Bank Notes. These distinctive currency...
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