14 March 1900 Posted on March 13, 2013 by Staff The Gold Standard Act is ratified which places United States currency on the gold standard. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." Elbert Hubbard — Click here for more from Elbert Hubbard Related posts: 28 March 1990 23 March 1983 14 March 1978