Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries
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- | + | *[[1792]] – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalized. | |
+ | *[[1801]] – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (pictured) defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen off the coast of Copenhagen. | ||
+ | *[[1956]] – As the World Turns premiered on U.S. television as the first half-hour serial drama. |
Revision as of 03:01, 2 April 2008
- 1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalized.
- 1801 – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (pictured) defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen off the coast of Copenhagen.
- 1956 – As the World Turns premiered on U.S. television as the first half-hour serial drama.