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  2. Black Friday (1869) - Wikipedia

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    Gold closed at $141 on September 22, at which time Fisk and Gould owned between $50 and $60 million in gold between the two of them, about three times the public supply available in New York. The increase in gold prices on this day alone had netted a profit of $1.75 million for the two conspirators. [21]

  3. Coin counterfeiting - Wikipedia

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    The same counterfeiter also counterfeited other US gold coins, including a large quantity of $3 gold pieces, dated 1874, 1878 and 1882, with the 1882 being the most prevalent. Three of the counterfeit $10 gold pieces, the 1910-P, the 1913-P and the 1926-P, have the omega placed upside down within the upper loop of the "R" of "LIBERTY" in the ...

  4. Counterfeit money - Wikipedia

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    American 18th–19th century iron counterfeit coin mold for making fake Spanish milled dollars and U.S. half dollars. Counterfeiting has occurred so frequently in history that it has been called "the world's second-oldest profession". [5] [6] Coinage of money began in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor around 600 BC.

  5. Why is it called Black Friday? Here's the real history behind ...

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    According to the History Channel, the name was first used to describe an 1869 financial crisis, in which corruption and stock fraud caused the U.S. gold market to collapse entirely. That day ...

  6. When is the first day of fall? Here's what you need to know ...

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    Meteorological fall lasts for 91 days every year, lasting through Nov. 30, according to AccuWeather. This map shows a prediction of fall foliage during the week of Oct. 14, 2024. What are the ...

  7. List of non-standard dates - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Excel displays the day before January 1, 1900 (the earliest date it can represent) as January 0, 1900. [17] It also treats 1900 incorrectly as a leap year (whereas only centuries divisible by 400 are), so it displays the day before March 1, 1900 as the non-existent February 29 instead of February 28. This means March 1, 1900 is the ...

  8. When's the First Day of Fall? Here's What You Need to Know - AOL

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    The date varies slightly but is usually September 22 or 23 (and on rare occasions can fall on September 21 or 24). Read on to answer all your questions about when is fall 2023.

  9. List of occasions known by their dates - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Chinese holiday observed on the 9th day of the 9th month in the Chinese calendar. [9] October 10: Double Ten Day: National Celebration Day: Republic of China (Taiwan) National day of Taiwan, commemorating the start of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911. [10] November 5: Fifth of November: Guy Fawkes Night: England, some ...