A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Dollar"
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1785 The dollar is unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
. This is the first time a nation has adopted a decimal coinageCurrency A currency is a unit of exchange [i], facilitating the transfer [i] of goods and services [i] ...
system.
1949 Notorious World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...
veteran Edwin Alonzo Boyd commits his first career bankBank A bank is a business that provides banking services for profit....
robbery in TorontoToronto Toronto is the largest city [i] in Canada [i] ...
; surprising that he managed to steal $Dollar The dollar is the name of the official currency [i] in several countries, dependencies and other region ...
2006, as he'd guzzled a bottle of Irish whiskey, making him drunk.
1994 A planned exchange rate correction of the Mexican Peso to the USUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
Dollar, becomes a massive financial meltdown in MexicoMexico The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country [i] located in North America [i] ...
, unleashing the 'Tequila' effect on global financial markets. This will prompt a US$ 50 billion 'bailout' by the ClintonBill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States [i], serving from 1993 to ...
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