Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries

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• 1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalized.
• 1801 – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (pictured) defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen off the coast of Copenhagen.
• 1956 – As the World Turns premiered on U.S. television as the first half-hour serial drama.