Jan 7 1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in PhiladelphiaJan 15 Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance, recommends to U.S. CONGRESS ESTABLISHMENT of DECIMAL coinage and a NATIONAL mintFeb 4 British garrison SURRENDERS to French & Spanish fleetFeb 5 Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from BritishFeb 13 French fleet occupies St ChristopherFeb 21 US Congress resolves establishment of a US mint
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