An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

In 1849, thousands rushed to California in search of gold Discover how the Gold Rush changed the Wild West forever Judge appears inclined to permanently block Trump order targeting law firm Boss ...

In 1849, California turned from quiet frontier to chaos overnight. Gold fever spread fast—and everyone wanted a piece. Donald Trump suffers double legal blow in California The S&P 500 is nearly ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the ...

On Tuesday, a rare $20 double eagle gold coin sold for $1.44 million, about 70,000 times its initial value. The coin was one of many items dating back to days of California Gold Rush and ...

(Stack’s Bowers Galleries via AP) Prior to 1849, the highest denomination for a gold coin was $10, known as the eagle. The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought ...

In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking ... Nancy Gooch, a Black woman, was brought to Coloma from the South in 1849 by a white man who enslaved her and ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than ... rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction.

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush ... California in droves. The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 ...