19h 24min, may 10, 1848 y - California Gold Rush
Description:
Gold is discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at sawmill owned by Swiss immigrant Johan Sutterbegan gold mania worldwide
diverse population
sf became most ethnically diverse city with a population of 30,000
most young men; outnumbered women 3:1
women ran restaurants, were laundresses, cooks, and prostitutes
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Date:
19h 24min, may 10, 1848 y
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~ 176 years ago
