Event Dime

The almighty dollar : 500 years of the world's most powerful money by Greeley, Brendan.

When:

June 22, 2026 · 12:59 PM

Where:

Fairfax County Public Library

Source:

Fairfax County Public Library

"America's money is global money--nearly every nation in the world writes international contracts in dollars, and in 2023, central banks around the world held nearly $6.7 trillion in dollar reserves, three times any other currency. Today, the United States' global hegemony rests largely on its ability to produce unlimited treasury bonds that are sold around the world, dollars that supported America's explosive growth in the twentieth century and funded its massive wars in the twenty-first. Ameri