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Silver Roman denarii a metal detectorist unearthed in a German field, spanning nearly 300 years of minting from 148 B.C.E. to about 125 C.E. That single hoard covers a stretch of coinage longer than the entire history of the United States.
Source: Smithsonian
Sunday: The WNBA playoffs begin, with all four best-of-three first-round series tipping off.
Sunday: The No. 2-seeded Valkyries play Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round series.
- 1513Vasco Núñez de Balboa becomes the first European to sight the Pacific from the Americas
- 1789The first US Congress proposes 12 constitutional amendments, including the Bill of Rights
- 1957The Little Rock Nine enter Central High School under escort by federal troops
- 1965Satchel Paige, 59, pitches three scoreless innings for the Kansas City Athletics
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