Gold Rush Of 1849 San Francisco
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1784
John Wesley issues “Deed of Declaration” formally establishing the Methodist Church.
1849
The steamship California landed in San Francisco, bringing the first East Coasters to the Gold Rush.
1916
Henry James, American novelist and critic, died.
1948
The last British troops left India.
1983
The final episode of M*A*S*H aired. It was the most watched television program in history.
1986
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm.
1993
Four federal agents were killed in Waco, Texas, after they tried to serve an arrest warrant for weapons charges on Branch Davidian sect leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.
1692 Salem witch hunt begins
1828 First American Indian newspaper in US, Cherokee Phoenix
1854 Republican Party formally organized at Jackson, MI
1883 First US vaudeville theater opens (Boston)
1940 First televised basketball game (college) at NYC’s Madison Square Garden
1956 Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory
1970 “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel topped the charts
1990 US 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit
1995 Denver International Airport opens
1997 Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US
1998 “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion topped the charts
Two early letters from the California Gold Rush for auction at PBA Galleries
