Local governments in the United States have been issuing municipal bonds since 1812 #munis #muniland MuniHub

Under Dodd-Frank Wall St Reform & Consumer Protection Act, muni advisors gained an increasingly impt role in overseeing financial & legal circumstances related to issuance of bonds i.e. taking care of all of the assets & finances during issuance process #munis #muniland MuniHub

After appointing a municipal advisor, bd issuers recruit a syndicate of legal pros to serve as bond counsel. The counsel works to verify the legal details of the issuance & ensure that the issuing agency is complying w/all applicable laws and regs #munis #muniland MuniHub

The Dow Jones Industrial Avg was born on July 3rd 1884 as the Customer's Afternoon Letter when Charles Dow & Edward Davis Jones began what would become their media empire, growing the avg & the newsletter into Dow Jones & The Wall Street Journal #munis #muniland MuniHub

On July 8, 1889, the first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published #munis #muniland MuniHub

July 23, 1877 1st municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations #munis #muniland MuniHub

1941:Poor's Publishing & Std Statistics merged 2 become Standard & Poors Corp; acquired by McGraw-Hill Comp (1966) MuniHub #muniland #munis

DATED DATE – The date from which interest on a new issue of municipal securities typically starts to accrue MuniHub #munis #muniland

MINI BOND – Bonds issued in minimum denominations of less than $5,000 & often w/min denom of less than $1,000 MuniHub #munis #muniland

Y was paper money created? Civil War coin hoarding caused US Govt 2 create paper currency for the 1st time in 1861 MuniHub #munis #muniland

The first currency bills were called “greenbacks” after the green ink used on the backs of the bills MuniHub #munis #muniland

Junior lien bonds aka “subordinate lien bonds"; have a subordinate lien/claim upon pledged revs or security. MuniHub #munis #muniland

BOND REFERENDUM: process whereby voters r given opportunity 2 approve/disapprove a proposed new issue of munis MuniHub #munis #muniland

FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) was formed in 2007 MuniHub #munis #muniland

Today in 1939 : Kate Smith records the patriotic song "God Bless America." It is still sung at some sports events and other celebrations in combination with the national anthem #muniland #munis MuniHub

March 23, 1836: The U.S. Mint, in keeping up with the latest technology, began using a steam-powered press to make coins #muniland #munis MuniHub

April 4, 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established #munis #muniland MuniHub

Texas Sales Tax Introduced April 20, 1961: TX House Members approved a bill for a general retail sales tax of $2.00 on all sales in TX but all foods , medicines and Farm Machinery exempt #munis #muniland MuniHub

The NY Stock Exchange was born on May 17, 1792 w/ signing of the Buttonwood Agreement. The agrmt, which laid out trading rules & regs, was signed by 24 stock brokers underneath a buttonwood tree. The entire contract was only 2 sentences in length #MuniHub #munis #muniland

Memorial Day began as an event to honor Union soldiers who died during the Amer Civil War and was inspired by the way people in Southern states honored the dead. After WWW I, it was extended to include all men & women who died in any war/military action #muniland #munis MuniHub