On this day in 1791, the House voted to grant a 20-year charter to form the First Bank of the United States. The vote was 39-20, with Rep. James Madison of Virginia, a future president, voting ...

The First Bank symbolizes American history. In 1791, Alexander Hamilton pitched it as a way to foster economic unity among the 13 newly independent states following the American Revolution, a plan ...

The First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia will be renovated into a museum that will feature exhibits about the nation's economic history. The historic building at 120 S. Third St. served ...

The first national bank of the United States, long closed to the public, will open as a museum in Philadelphia in time for America's 250th birthday. News Sports Life First State Favorites ...

The concept of the First Bank of the United States was proposed in 1790 by Alexander Hamilton, then Secretary of Treasury. He butted heads with Thomas Jefferson who was vehemently against a ...

The landmark First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, subject of a fierce debate in the early years of the American republic, will be getting a $22.2 million renovation as part of a ...

In 1930, the collapse of the curiously named Bank of United States — which was not a governmental entity — is widely believed to have been a major catalyst in turning the 1929 recession into ...