Sunday, January 24, 2010

today in history

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1848 James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49.


1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.

1935 - the first beer car - Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale

1965, Winston Churchill died in London at age 90

1984 - Apple Introduces the Macintosh

1993 Retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died at age 84.

1995 The prosecution gave its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

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