On this day in 1933:
Discussion
"You will have nothing" is an old idea.
This type of thing is what scares me the most.
What is a gold certificate? Did many people have that?
It's essentially custodial gold held by the U.S. Not sure of the popularity.
How did this not cause an uprising? What made people so willing to comply?
Unclear. Some of the events leading up to it though:
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