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Today in History: December 5, Great Smog of London descends

Dec. 5 is associated with multiple major historical events, including the 1952 Great Smog of London, the California Gold Rush confirmation, and Nelson Mandela’s death.
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The question isn't whether the AI bubble will burst but what the fallout will be

The California Gold Rush left an outsized imprint on America. Some 300,000 people flocked there from 1848 to 1955, from as far away as the Ottoman Empire. Prospectors massacred Indigenous people to take the gold from their lands in the Sierra Nevada mountains. And they boosted the economies of nearby states and faraway countries from whence they bought their supplies. Gold provided the motivation for California a former Mexican territory then controlled by the US military to become a state with laws of its own.
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The California Town That Claims To Have Invented The Martini - Tasting Table

The Martinez cocktail, created during the California Gold Rush, is the predecessor to the modern Martini.
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5 months ago

Once the world's egg basket,' this Gold Rush-era boomtown still delivers culinary riches

Petaluma's farm-to-table trend started during the California Gold Rush, supplying essentials like eggs and meat to mining towns and San Francisco, showcasing its agricultural significance.
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