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Anniversaries in American history that fall on January 24.

1848 · Concepts / Social Issues
Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill
California Gold Rush begins; 300,000 migrants arrive by 1855
Westward Expansion
1848 · Events / Milestones & Firsts
California Gold Rush
The 1848–1855 mass migration that transformed California and accelerated the sectional crisis
California Gold Rush