763: In God We Trust Jan 9, 2017

The phrase 'in G*d we trust" has been featured on every piece of US currency, but only for about 60 years. This began first in the 1860'sduring the civil war when citizens were requesting more religious reassurance from the government, and so coins were featured with this phrase. Later, during the Red Scare, Americans wanted to distance themselves from (atheistic) communists in any way possible, and as such, this time saw government gravitating towards Christianity. The national motto was even changed from E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) to 'In G*d We Trust' in 1956. After that, all US coins and bills contained this phrase.