Walking can help increase blood flow to the legs and promote the growth of tiny blood vessels that help supply the leg with blood and oxygen. It had been thought that aspirin wouldn't work because its anti-inflammatory properties could block the development of these tiny blood vessels that grow to get blood around the blockage.
And on June 5, 1933 the United States was officially of the gold standard. Fast-forward to August 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon announced that the United States would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, thus completely abandoning the gold standard. Thanks to President Gerald Ford, when in 1974 he signed legislation that permitted Americans again to own gold bullion.
This Day in History: 12/13/2003 - Saddam Hussein Captured. After the decision in Bush v. Gore, Vice President Al Gore conceded the presidential election on December 13, 2000, making George W. Bush the President. It was also on this same day, in the year 1642, that the country of New Zealand was discovered, and in 1978, the Susan B. Anthony silver dollar was entered into the currency.