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Greenback (1860s money) Greenbacks were emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the American Civil War that were printed in green on the back. [1] They were in two forms: Demand Notes, issued in 1861–1862, [1] and United States Notes, issued in 1862–1865. [2] A form of fiat money, the notes were legal tender for most ...
Greenback Party. The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active from 1874 to 1889. The party ran candidates in three presidential elections, in 1876, 1880 and 1884, before it faded away.
An 1862 greenback five-dollar bill. The Greenback Party was a newcomer to politics in 1880, having first nominated candidates for national office four years earlier. [1] The party had arisen, mostly in the West and South, as a response to the economic depression that followed the Panic of 1873. [2]
£20 is sometimes referred to as a "score", although strictly this is not a slang term for money, as 'score' is a normal word for twenty. [35] £20 is sometimes known as a "Bobby" from Bobby Moore (rhymes with score). £25 is known as a "pony". £50 is known as a "bullseye" [36] (from the points value of the bullseye on a darts board).
The 1876 Greenback National Convention was held in Indianapolis in the spring of 1876. The Greenback Party had been organized by agricultural interests in Indianapolis in 1874 to urge the federal government to inflate the economy through the mass issuance of paper money called greenbacks. Peter Cooper was nominated for president with 352 votes ...
Overview. In an 2014 article for SB Nation, Jon Bois defined Scorigami as "the act, and art, of producing a final score in a football game that has never happened before." [2] In football, points can be scored by touchdowns (6), field goals (3), and safeties (2), with teams able to score 1 or 2 points on extra-point attempts after touchdowns.
The Greenback Era: A Social and Political History of American Finance, 1865-1879 is a nonfiction history book by American historian Irwin Unger, published in 1964 by Princeton University Press. It won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for History. [1] It is about American finance in the post-Civil War period and the social and political elements involved.
The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper's website and mobile apps as part of The New York Times Games. [1][2][3][4][5] The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and has ...