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jun 27, 1849 - forty-niners

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The people who left their homes in search of gold were later referred to as the "forty-niners," simply because the year was 1849. Although the exact numbers are unknown, it's believed that around 300,000 people migrated to California during the Gold Rush.

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jun 27, 1849
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~ 177 years ago

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