This Day in American History

On July 11th, 1955, the phrase "In God We Trust" was printed on all currency for the first time, and was later adopted as the national motto. The phrase remains a controversy to this day as godless heathens whine about the "Separation of Church and State" blah blah. But like most decisions made in the vein of religion, this one had a subtext. Many also argue that the motto, along with the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance, was made official simply because of U.S. opposition to the atheistic Soviet Union, the main adversary of the United States during the Cold War.

So the lesson here is to not throw a hissy fit whenever someone does something in the name of God, because 9 times out of 10, God has nothing to do with it.