19 ore 24 min, 10 magg 1848 anni - California Gold Rush

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Gold is discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at sawmill owned by Swiss immigrant Johan Sutter
began 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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