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Banking in the United States | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: Banking in the United States 1700s 1781 The first U.S. commerical bank is incorporated in Philadelphia, the Bank of North America. 1791 The First Bank of the…Writing Well: Make a Deposit in the Idea Bank
Make a Deposit in the Idea BankWriting WellPicture This: DescriptionHelp Is on the Way!Make a Deposit in the Idea BankTake the PlungeColor My WorldMusic to the EyesTools of the TradeAn Affair to…John BANKS, Congress, PA (1793-1864)
BANKS John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Lewisburg, Juniata County, Pa., October 17, 1793; received a liberal education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…Linn BANKS, Congress, VA (1784-1842)
BANKS Linn , a Representative from Virginia; born in Madison (then Culpeper) County, Va., January 23, 1784; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Madison County April 10, 1809; member of the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On A Bank Of Flowers
by Robert Burns The Gard'ner Wi' His PaidleYoung Jockie Was The Blythest LadOn A Bank Of Flowers On a bank of flowers, in a summer day, For summer lightly drest, The…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks Of Nith
by Robert Burns Young Jockie Was The Blythest LadJamie, Come Try MeThe Banks Of Nith The Thames flows proudly to the sea, Where royal cities stately stand; But sweeter…Chickahominy
(Encyclopedia) ChickahominyChickahominychĭkəhŏmˈĭnē [key], river, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising NW of Richmond, Va., and flowing SE to the James River. In the Civil War fighting was heavy along its…McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier
(Encyclopedia) McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, 1807–73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given…Woodbury, Levi
(Encyclopedia) Woodbury, Levi, 1789–1851, American cabinet officer and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1845–51), b. Hillsboro, co., N.H. Important as a politician and jurist in…Volcker, Paul Adolph
(Encyclopedia) Volcker, Paul Adolph, 1927–2019, American economist, government official, and banker, b. Cape May, N.J. After working as an under secretary in the Treasury Department (1969–74) and as…