7 Jan 1862

Citizens Bank of Louisiana at New Orleans, issuer of the famous Dix note, loans $325,000 to the Confederate government.

18 Jan 1980

Silver bullion value peaks at $50.35 oz. in London.

27 Jan 1967

A launch pad fire during Apollo program tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, kills astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chafee. An investigation indicated that a faulty electrical wire inside the Apollo 1 command module was the probable cause of the fire. The astronauts, the first Americans to die in a spacecraft, had been participating in a simulation of the Apollo 1 launch scheduled for the next month.

28 Jan 2000

Mint strikes deal with Wal-Mart to distribute Sacagawea golden dollar coin.

30 Jan 1930

Comedian Eddie Cantor appeals on radio that a march of dimes be sent to White House to combat polio.

22 Feb 1847

Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, for which Gen. Zachary Taylor is awarded a gold medal by Congress. 

3 Mar 1931

President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional act making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official national anthem of the United States.

5 Mar 1770

Crispus Attucks, depicted on 1998 Black Patriots commemorative dollar, dies in Boston Massacre

9 Mar 1962

Collector George O. Walton dies in automobile crash that scatters his inventory along the road, including his 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin, which would be lost for the next several decades.

18 Mar 1865

John Wilkes Booth withdraws final $25 from his account at Jay Cooke & Co, four weeks before he would assassinate President Lincoln.

31 Mar 1922

President Warren G. Harding cleans house at Bureau of Engraving and Printing firing 29 top employees, including the BEP's director and chief engraver.