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- 1848
James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill, sparking the California Gold Rush. View Post →
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- 1890
World's oldest wooden sculpture, the 12,500-year-old Shigir Idol, found in Russia.
- 1935
First canned beer, 'Krueger's Cream Ale,' sold by Krueger Brewing Co. in the US.
- 1939
A massive earthquake in Concepcion, Chile, results in 30,000 deaths.
- 2022
Tropical storms in Madagascar and Mozambique kill 34 and leave 65,000 homeless.
- 1984
Apple introduces the Macintosh, a pioneering personal computer with GUI and mouse.
- 1965
Winston Churchill, renowned British Prime Minister, passes away at age 90.
- 2006
Walt Disney announces its $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios.
- 1908
The Boy Scouts movement, a global youth organization, is initiated.
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