Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1785, the US Congress decided that the name of our country’s currency would be the dollar. Getting to that point was kind of a trek. Plus: today in 1957, a Black sports heroine won herself some gold. The Almighty Dollar (AdamSmith.org) Althea Gibson: Tennis Turmoil and Triumph (Library of Congress) For just one dollar a month you can help fund this show on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support