For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/S6Lim. The song War was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Temptations in 1969. A year later, Edwin Starr sang the song we are all familiar with today and it hit #1 on Billboard in 1970. So the Temptations did in fact sing it first, but never had a big hit with it. Lisa Â· 5 months ago.
The Typical Duration of a World Reserve Currency. The reserve currency transition is a cycle that has typically lasted in history somewhere between 80 to 110 years. Officially, the US dollar has been the reserve currency for 68 years. However, the US dollar was used in trade much before, since the 1920âs in fact.
Informing the public about the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Board currently issues $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes. The largest denomination Federal Reserve note ever issued for public circulation was the $10,000 note. On July 14, 1969, the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury announced that banknotes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued due to lack of use. Although they were issued until 1969, they were last printed in 1945.