At the reconvening of the divided (Democratic and Whig) 30th Constitutional Congress (elected in accordance with Article I, Section 3 [Clause 1]), Democratic (constitutionalist) President Polk confirms that gold has been discovered in the Republic of California.

       [restored 2/4/2022]

Subsequent Events:

9/9/1850                   3/9/1861

Authority:

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 134.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,161,621,015,445

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