14 March 1900 March 13, 2013 Author: Staff The Gold Standard Act is ratified which places United States currency on the gold standard. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin." Ivan Turgenev — Click here for more from Ivan Turgenev Related posts: 28 March 1990 23 March 1983 14 March 1978 Categories: History Tags: 14 March, 1900