Resumption of Specie Payments
The Treasury resumes redemption of United States notes in gold at par.
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1879 in United States of America
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Historical records for United States of America in 1879
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January
Specie Payments
The Treasury resumes gold redemption of United States notes at the established parity.
Specie Resumption
The Treasury resumes redemption of United States notes in gold, formally restoring specie convertibility after the Civil War suspension.
March
Birth of Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany.
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Education
Enters the University of Virginia Law School
Hall Effect
Discovers that a magnetic field produces a transverse voltage in a current-carrying conductor, later understood through electron motion.
Pearl Street Electrical Supply Planned
Edison and associates developed the concept of central station electricity distribution for lower Manhattan. The advance provided methods later adopted by other engineers.
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