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The nation has no reliable medium of exchange. Federalists and Antifederalists disagree about a banking system.
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The first Bank of the United States is established. It was granted a twenty year charter , or license to operate. It succeeded in bringing order and stability to American Banking.
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The second bank of the United States reestablishes stability.
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President Jackson vetoes recharter of Second Bank in 1832, giving rise to free banking era.
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President Jackson vetoed the Bank of the United States in 1832.
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Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California, marking the start of the Gold Rush.
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In 1861, the United States Treasury issued its first paper currency since the Continental. The official name of the currency was "demand notes," but they were called "greenbacks" because they were printed with green ink.
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The first United States paper currency was produced by the Treasury Department
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The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 required banks to hold enough gold and silver reserves to cover their bank notes.
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The first time clock for a vault was created in 1874.
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President Grant vetoes a bill passed by Congress validating the issuance of greenbacks.
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Gold becomes the basis of the U.S. Monetary System.
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Passed in late 1913, the Federal Resaerve Act established the Federal Reserve System. This served as the nations first true central bank, or babk that can lend to other banks in time of need.
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World War One begins.
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During World War I, the top rate of the income tax rose to 77 percent
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The severe economic decline that lasted for more than a decade.This resulted in the closing of thousands of banks across America.
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The new paper currency, only two thirds the size of the old, goes into circulation.
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President Roosevelt declared a national "bank holiday" and closed the nationa's banks. Within a matter of days, sound banks began to reopen.
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World War Two Begins.
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor
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The first currency bearing the motto " In God We Trust" was delivered by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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The processing of United States Savings Bonds was first done by computer.
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The credit card was first formed in 1959. The very first credit card was the Bank Americard.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508 points, marking the worst one-day collapse in history.
