United States Department of the Treasury
Some of the key events about United States Department of the Treasury
- 1789Established as one of the original cabinet-level departments of the U.S. government
- 1861Issued "demand notes" as a form of paper currency, contributing to inflation during the Civil War
- 1862Issued the first U.S. paper currency, known as "greenbacks"
- 1913Oversaw the creation of the Federal Reserve System
- 1913Established the Federal Reserve System, centralizing control of the nation's monetary policy
- 1933Implemented Executive Order 6102, prohibiting private gold ownership and requiring citizens to surrender gold to the government
- 1934Established the U.S. Secret Service as a distinct agency
- 1942Introduced war bonds to help finance World War II efforts
- 1944Participated in the Bretton Woods Agreement, establishing a system of fixed exchange rates that lasted until 1971
- 1971Suspended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold, ending the Bretton Woods system
- 1971Suspended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system
- 1986Introduced the American Eagle bullion coin program
- 1986Implemented the Tax Reform Act, which eliminated many tax deductions and shifted more of the tax burden to corporations
- 1996Launched the first redesign of U.S. paper currency in 67 years to enhance security features
- 2008Implemented the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to stabilize the financial system during the Great Recession
- 2008Initiated the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), bailing out financial institutions during the financial crisis
- 2011Faced a debt ceiling crisis, nearly causing the U.S. to default on its debt obligations
- 2013Implemented budget sequestration, resulting in across-the-board spending cuts to federal agencies
- 2020Distributed economic impact payments to millions of Americans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020Issued unprecedented levels of government debt to fund COVID-19 relief measures, significantly increasing the national debt
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