The Kalākaua coinage is a set of silver coins of the Kingdom of Hawaii
dated 1883. They were designed by Charles E. Barber, Chief Engraver of
the United States Bureau of the Mint, and were struck at the San
Francisco Mint. The issued coins are a dime, quarter dollar, half
dollar, and dollar (pictured). No immediate action had been taken after
the 1880 act authorizing the coins, but King Kalākaua was interested,
and government officials saw a way to get out of a financial bind by
getting coins issued in exchange for government bonds. The coins entered
circulation in early 1884. After legal maneuvering by the business
community in Honolulu, who feared inflation of the currency in a time of
recession, the government agreed to use over half of the coinage as
backing for paper currency. The coins were more eagerly accepted after
the economy picked up in 1885. In 1903, after Hawaii became a territory,
Congress called in the coins, replacing them with US currency.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal%C4%81kaua_coinage>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1893:
First Matabele War: A patrol of British South Africa Company
soldiers was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele
warriors.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangani_Patrol>
1909:
The Montreal Canadiens, the oldest professional ice hockey club
in the world, were founded as a charter member of the National Hockey
Association.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Montreal_Canadiens>
1971:
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launched a successful
attack against the Pakistan Navy at Karachi, sinking three ships with no
casualties.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Trident_%281971%29>
1978:
Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein
became San Francisco's first female mayor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
conglomerate:
1. Clustered together into a mass.
2. (geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented
together.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conglomerate>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Every new idea has something of the pain and peril of childbirth
about it; ideas are just as mortal and just as immortal as organised
beings are.
--Samuel Butler
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Samuel_Butler>