Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

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After the Civil War, the Constitution was amended to consider every baby born in the US an American. Soon that may change.

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On a bright, brisk, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump raised his right hand within the historic United States Capitol Rotunda — last used for such a ceremony by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 — ...