Sacagawea
Born 1786 (Present-day Idaho)
Died December 20, 1812 (Present-day South Dakota)
Shoshone interpreter
Sacagawea is an extraordinary figure in the history of the American West. She was the onl...
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Sacagawea
Born c. 1788, Lemhi River valley (in what is now Idaho) Believed to have died April 9, 1884, Wyoming territory
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Fra...
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In the early 1800s, Sacajawea (1784-1812) accompanied Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their historical expedition from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean. Sacajawea is responsible in larg...
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Congress on Tuesday approved a redesign of the Sacagawea dollar in hopes of enticing consumer and business use of the gold-colored dollar.Under legislation passed by voice vote in the House and sen...
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The House voted Tuesday to give a new look to the Sacagawea dollar in hopes of reviving flagging interest in the seven-year-old golden coin.The legislation, approved by voice vote, would make annua...
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Two recent efforts to promote wide usage of a dollar coin proved unsuccessful. But maybe Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea should not take public rejection personally. It's not easy overcoming people'...
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George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge this year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president's likeness are being introduced in time for the fe...
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Maybe Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea should not take public rejection personally. It's not easy overcoming people's indifference to dollar coins, even those honoring such historic figures.An AP-Ips...
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Most folks can correctly name George Washington as the nation's first president. After that, things get tricky.The U.S. Mint is hoping its new dollar coin series will help refresh some hazy memorie...
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Maybe Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea should not take public rejection personally. It's not easy overcoming people's indifference to dollar coins, even those honoring such historic figures.An AP-Ips...
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The second dollar coin in the new presidential series goes into circulation around the country on Thursday with the U.S. Mint hoping it can turn 18th century statesman John Adams into a 21st centur...
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The newest $1 coin, bearing the likeness of George Washington, is going into circulation around the country just in time for next week's celebration of the first president's birthday.U.S. Mint offi...
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The newest $1 coin, bearing the likeness of George Washington, is going into circulation around the country just in time for next week's celebration of the first president's birthday.U.S. Mint offi...
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Congress changes Sacagawea dollar
