Ten For Today: Dollar Signs
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On this day in 1778, New Orleans-based Irish merchant Oliver Pollack, private donor to the American Revolution, is said to have invented the dollar sign. His is a cautionary tale, in that he sought to invest in a winning team – and he succeeded in doing it. Being Irish, he also had an innate desire to fight the British wherever he could. But the America…
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