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Here’s What the Symbols on the U.S. One Dollar Bill Mean
George Washington’s portrait The United States’ first president, George Washington, has been on the front side of the ...
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Walter Johnson put George Washington myth to the test with 1936 silver dollar toss
In an 1826 essay, George Washington Parke Custis, Washington’s step-grandson, recounted the tale of Washington throwing a piece of slate roughly the size and shape of a dollar across the ...
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Returning to Jackie Kennedy’s vision of the half-dollar
Out of respect for the first president, she ruled out the quarter, which features the face of George Washington. JFK would appear on the half-dollar. The US Mint quickly began to replace Benjamin ...
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Nate Bargatze returns as George Washington in part 2 of ‘SNL’ fan favorite ‘Washington’s Dream’
“Saturday Night Live” has once again explored the oddities of the English language through the eyes of George Washington ... including a dollar bill with his face on the front and “crazy ...