On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills ...

Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

So much of California's history is preserved in Old Sacramento. The area is considered a National Historic Landmark.

DAY THAT’S AT 10:00. THE EVENTS, BY THE WAY, ARE FREE. WELL, NOW TO OUR EXPLORER OUTDOORS. TODAY IN CALIFORNIA’S GOLD RUSH, HISTORY COMES TO LIFE WITH THIS WEEKEND IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. KCRA 3’S ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. It’s been more than 170 years since California’s Gold Rush — but locals are once again finding gold dust, flakes ...

Late last year, my colleagues at the Fellows Fund wrote about the similarities between the current AI frenzy and the California gold rush of the mid-1800s. There are some great points in this piece ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a ...