April 5, 1933: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order forbidding the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion and gold certificates by U.S. citizens. This is significant because the Government could theoretically come to a person’s home and seize their (gold) money. This is why some, today, are collecting gold coins in case their is ever a shortage.

1970s–1980s (The Golden Age of Horror)
If classic horror built the language of fear, the 1970s and 1980s learned how to weaponize it. This period is often called the Golden Age





