0h 10min, jan 24, 1848 y - New of gold in San Francisco was met with disbelief but later people were all over looking for gold.
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When news of gold reached San Francisco first, it was met with disbelief. Then entrepreneur Sam Brannan marched through town waving a vial of the precious metal as proof. By mid-June, stores stood empty. Most of the male population of San Francisco had gone to the mines. The rest of California soon followed.Added to timeline:
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0h 10min, jan 24, 1848 y
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~ 177 years ago