The Roosevelt dime is the current ten-cent piece of the United States, displaying President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse. Authorized soon after his death in 1945, it has been produced by the Mint continuously since 1946 in large numbers. Roosevelt had been stricken with polio, and was one of the moving forces of the March of Dimes. The ten-cent coin could legally be changed by the Mint without the need for congressional action, and officials moved quickly to replace the Mercury dime. Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock prepared models, but faced repeated criticism from the Commission of Fine Arts. He modified his design in response, and the coin went into circulation in January 1946. The Mint transitioned from striking the coin in silver to base metal in 1965, and the design remains essentially unaltered from when Sinnock created it. Without rare dates or silver content, the dime is less widely sought by coin collectors than other modern American coins.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1054:
Siward, Earl of Northumbria, led an invasion of Scotland and defeated Macbeth, King of Scotland, in a battle north of the Firth of Forth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siward,_Earl_of_Northumbria
1778:
Anglo-French War: French and British fleets fought to a standoff west of Ushant, which led to political disputes in both countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ushant_(1778)
1942:
Second World War: Allied forces halted the Axis invasion of Egypt (Erwin Rommel pictured with aides). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein
1990:
Members of Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago by taking hostages at the Red House including Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson, before surrendering six days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaat_al_Muslimeen_coup_attempt
2007:
While covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., two news helicopters collided in mid-air, killing both crews. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Phoenix_news_helicopter_collision
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
meo more: (rare or obsolete) As is my wont (custom, habit). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meo_more
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath, For a time. --Thomas Campbell https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Campbell
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