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Today in 1785, the US Congress decided that the name of our country’s currency would be the dollar. Getting to that point was kind of a trek. Plus: today in 1957, a Black sports heroine won herself some gold.

The Almighty Dollar (AdamSmith.org)

Althea Gibson: Tennis Turmoil and Triumph (Library of Congress)

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