On December 18, 1879, One-Eyed Charley, one of the legendary stagecoach drivers of early California, dies of tongue cancer. As locals prepare the body for…
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In late 1848, when gold seekers flock to California from around the world, some European miners bring with them a thick paste of flour and…
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Nearly 50 years after the 30-second “O.K. Corral” gunfight on October 26, 1881, Tombstone Arizona’s most famous lawman cashes in. He’s 80. One year after…
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While making his morning inspection of the sawmill he is building with John Sutter near the Maidu Indian village of Cullumah — now Coloma —…
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