In World War I and World War II, it strongarmed the Fed to print Federal Reserve Notes.
In new memorial stones on the Celtic cross list the full names of the men who died in both World War I and World War II, and includes an additional four names that were missed by the original plaque that was unveiled back in 1953.
The number of soldiers who died between 1861 and 1865, an estimated 620, 000, is approximately equal to the total American fatalities in the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War combined.
As I travel the world, I hope to share my experiences with you.
Every night, I think about the world I want to leave for them.
If I ruled the world, I would rewrite the economics textbooks.
This responsibility weighs on me sometimes and yet I think the impact travel has had on the world is extraordinary and I believe that the world would be a better place if more people traveled.
"Then, to my surprise, I discovered world music, which at first seemed very peculiar to me, " he said.
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If this was the best the Portuguese have to offer the world, I thought, the world is lucky to have it.
And as I watched the world go by, I was sipping a caipirinha.
Around 80% of the ship is original and it has what are thought to be the only surviving in-situ World War I turbines in the world.
And as I travel around the world, I want young people everywhere to know that the United States believes in them and cares about their future.
It was (and still is) a beautiful, very rustic place where kids spend the summer living in tents, and where I felt miserably isolated from the world I knew.
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"As I visited mine sites around the world I began to feel with my own skin how seriously they damaged the environment and wondered if there was not a business opportunity here, " he says.
Regardless of where I am in the world, I need the capability to send and receive emails and attachments, access the Internet, place local and international calls, and receive calls to my Verizon U.S. number while roaming.
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And what I think about is what kind of world I'm leaving them.
When that began to slide, I thought the world was going out just as I was getting in.
The world I lived in back in 1953 is a world that a young person of today can hardly conceive.
As well it involves the fact that I am no longer a part of the world I once inhabited: my career as a corporate attorney ended in 2009 and I now practice and teach Yoga.
Most economists accept that post-World War I austerity probably led to World War II.
I'm the Olympic champion, so I have to show the world that I'm the best.
It happened after World War I and it happened after World War II.
But when I meet people in the world, I see lots of examples of people who are getting things done.
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"If I were emperor of the world, I would put the pedal to the floor on energy efficiency and conservation for the next decade, " he said last year.
This was a time before mobile phones - the only contact I had with the outside world while I was driving was the standard car radio in the dashboard.
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If I have posted to the world that I am in a bad mood, you might try to cheer me up, or at least think twice about bothering me.
And I knew immediately that he was the only one in the world I was not invisible to.
In a perfect world (I guess I should say in my perfect world), couples would be required to have a financial plan before any marriage ceremonies are performed.
"When I turned professional I said I would win a world title and provided I do that then I will be happy with my career, " Harrison told BBC Sport.
The Italian company i'm hit a first incredible success last year with the world premiere presentation of i'm Watch, the world's first smartwatch that meanwhile has become a cult object for technophiles.
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