Yellow fever was a devastating plague that was the first virus to be identified by humans. Yellow fever has killed over tens of millions of deaths in past centuries. Yellow fever was thought to be as a mosquito-borne infection.
The contents that officials claim reside in the Fort Knox depository are valuable enough to attract the attention of any serious thief or thieves. The 147.3 million ounces of gold that the government says are stored in Fort Knox represent more than 3 percent of all the gold ever mined or used. The gold bars are carried on the books at a value of $42.22 an ounce, although they would garner much more than that on the market. While the official story is that the gold has been in Fort Knoxâs massive vault for decades, many wonder if this is really the case. There has been no audit of the actual gold contents at Fort Knox since 1953, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. During this audit, only 5 percent of the gold was tested, and no independent experts were used. The evidence is suspiciously lacking.
Gold prices today (Thursday) were flat as anxious investors sit on the sidelines ahead of the conclusion to this afternoon's FOMC meeting. In early morning trading Thursday, spot gold prices were off a modest $1.20, or 0.11%, at $1,117.80 an ounce.