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State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
List of people from San Bernardino, California; List of people from San Diego; List of people from San Francisco; List of people from San Jose, California; List of people from San Pedro, Los Angeles; User:Julian in LA; List of San Pedro artists; List of people from Santa Ana, California; List of people from Santa Barbara, California
During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.
In 2011, Little Arabia became the center of Arab American activities supporting the wave of Arab revolutions known as the "Arab Spring".On February 4 a demonstration in support of the Egyptian revolution took place on Brookhurst Street [12] followed by a celebration on February 11 after Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was ousted [13] and another one on February 12. [14]
Volcanoes, tectonic plates and erosion all combined to concentrate billions of dollars' worth of gold in the mountains of California. During the California Gold Rush, gold-seekers known as "Forty-Niners" retrieved this gold, at first using simple techniques, and then developing more sophisticated techniques, which spread around the world.
List of people associated with the California Gold Rush Name Image Birth, death Birthplace Profession Notes John "Grizzly" Adams: 1812–1860 Medway, Massachusetts, U.S. mountain man, trainer of grizzly bears [1] Elihu Anthony: 1818–1905 Greenfield, New York, U.S. alcalde, blacksmith, industrialist, abolitionist, postmaster, Methodist minister
This category is for people from the United States state of California Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : California Also: Countries : United States : States : California : People
In 1970, South Africa produced 995 tonnes or 32 million ounces of gold, two-thirds of the world's production of 47.5 million ounces. [2] Production figures are for primary mine production. In the US, for example, for the year 2011, secondary sources (new and old scrap) exceeded primary production. [3]