The Gold Rush Created Winners & Losers In 1848, gold was discovered in California, which resulted in a wild gold rush where 175,000 people descended on the area to find their riches. Some people actually became rich beyond their wildest dreams, but many more ended up losing everything in s...
TheCalifornia Gold Rushstarted in 1848, when, by chance, a Sutter’s Mill employee was inspecting the sawmill and discovered an abundance ofgold flecks in the water. This would start a cross-country migration that changed the United States forever. “I constantly find out new things about...
Established in 1848, this is in fact one of four Chinatowns located in the city, though this is by far the most famous: it attracts more tourists annually than the Golden Gate Bridge. Though having seen difficult times, for instance when unemployment was rampant in 1873 Chinese businesses wer...
Then, in 1848, a carpenter and sawmill operator named James Wilson Marshall reported finding gold in the American River near Sutter’s Mill. This discovery took place on January 24, 1848, in the town of Coloma, California. It kicked off the great California Gold Rush, luring thousands of pr...
Infrastructure in southern Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City is home to Vietnam’s biggest port. As of 2019, the Port of Saigon was the 26th biggest container port in the world and the fifth biggest in the ASEAN region after the Port of Singapore, Malaysia’s Port Klang and Tanjung Pelepas, and...
Some people consider the single most important place in U.S. women's history to be Seneca Falls, New York, where on July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention was held. Seneca Falls was the home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who, along with abolitio
There's neither a seat nor a lid. Notice the two empty mounting holes where they would be attached at the rear of the bowl rim just below and in front of the tank. This lovely Russian toilet is in a train station inMoscow. Note the standard Russian lack of seat, just a refreshingly...
in 1591 the city went into serious decline. Even so, it achieved a reputation as a place of riches and mystery. In 1824, the Geographical Society of Paris offered a reward of 7,000 francs and a gold medal worth 2,000 francs to the first European to visit Timbuktu and report back. No...