HistoryThe 1971 Nixon Shock and the End of the Gold Standard
Three days at Camp David that ended a 2,500-year link between currency and metal.
May 11, 2026
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History
HistoryBretton Woods 1944: The Gold-Dollar Peg That Built the Postwar Order
How 730 delegates in a New Hampshire hotel designed the monetary system of the second half of the 20th century.
May 11, 2026
HistoryExecutive Order 6102: When the US Confiscated Citizens' Gold
In April 1933, Roosevelt outlawed private gold ownership. The repercussions echo through monetary debates today.
May 11, 2026
HistoryWitwatersrand 1886: How a Farm Became the World's Gold Capital
The reef that built Johannesburg, financed an empire, and reshaped southern Africa.
May 11, 2026
SilverThe Spanish Conquest of the Inca and the Gold That Drowned Europe
How a few hundred conquistadors triggered the largest precious-metals shock in early modern history.
May 11, 2026