Today In History Spotlights Jan. 24, 1848, The California Gold Rush Begins

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The California Gold Rush begins. After gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, word spread quickly. The news of gold in California brought an estimated 300,000 people to the region.

The surge in immigration revitalized the economy and lead to California’s statehood with the Compromise of 1850, in which California entered the union as a free state. Some settlers traveling on the Oregon Trail would branch off near Fort Hall, Idaho, and embark on the California Trail, in which some would end up at Sutter’s Mill.

What Happened On This Day – January 24

1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe. Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space probe that executed an aerobraking maneuver.
1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale. The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface and a mouse.
1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution. Resolution 1 was passed to found the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC).
1848 The California Gold Rush begins. Some 300,000 people traveled to California after James W. Marshall had found gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California.
1835 Slaves stage a rebellion in Brazil to end slavery. The Malê Revolt was instrumental in ending slavery in Brazil.

Births On This Day – January 24

1943 Sharon Tate – American actress
1941 Neil Diamond – American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1776 E. T. A. Hoffmann – German jurist, author
1712 Frederick the Great – Prussian king
76 Hadrian – Roman Emperor

Deaths On This Day – January 24

1989 Ted Bundy – American serial killer
1986 L. Ron Hubbard – American religious leader, author, founded the Church of Scientology
1965 Winston Churchill – English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate
1895 Lord Randolph Churchill – English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
41 Caligula – Roman Emperor

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Garrett Smith is a writer for NRN and recent graduate from Western Carolina University. He is a history major with a minor in political science. As a Conservative, Smith believes that the Left has taken over America's education system, which means they now control its history. To make their fellow Americans feel guilty, they often invoke a feeling of "American Shame" in students, indoctrinating them with radical, un-American ideas. It is Smith's goal to teach Americans the true history of America, and along with this, use its history to explain what makes us great.