A Sparkle in the Millrace: The Discovery That Built California
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall spotted gold flakes at Sutter's Mill, setting off the California Gold Rush and the largest mass migration in U.S. history.
Tales from the year 1848
The Tea Party That Launched a Movement
On July 19, 1848, about 300 people crowded into a small chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, for the first women's rights convention ever organized by women — and lit the fuse of a 72-year fight.