The American twenty-cent piece

The father of the twenty-cent piece was Nevada Senator
John P. Jones and part-owner of the Crown Point Mine. He
introduced a bill to authorize a twenty- cent piece, one of his
first legislative endeavors. His proposal cited the lack of small 
change in the West. It was endorsed by the Director of the mint
Linderman and other legislators went along with it, largely as a
favor to Sen. Jones. The bill was signed into law by President
Ulysses S. Grant on March 3, 1875. The coin was only used
for 3 years. 

John Percival Jones
(January 27, 1829 – November 12, 1912)

The above motto first appeared on U.S. coins during the Civil War in 1864

The 84th Congress passed a joint resolution "declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the
national motto of the United States." The law was signed by President Eisenhower
and the motto was progressively added to paper money over a period from 1957
to 1966. 

Jay Black (David Blatt)

A Brooklyn native, Jay was the lead singer of the band “Jay and the Americans” in
the 1960s. The band had numerous hits including "Cara Mia", "Come a Little Bit
Closer", and  "This Magic Moment". 

As the result of mounting debts, Black sold his ownership of the name "Jay and the 
Americans" to Sandy Deanne, Black’s former band mate and original member of 
the group, for $100,000 in 2006. Black now performs solely under his stage name. 

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -The bomber jacket worn by President John
F. Kennedy (above) on Air Force One sold for $665,500 on Sunday, according
to the auction house. The jacket was among hundreds of auctioned items that
belonged to David Powers, a longtime aide of the president.