Today In History

Sat., Jan. 24, 1998

In 1848: James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of ‘49.

In 1908: The first Boy Scout troop was organized by Robert Baden-Powell.

In 1972: The Supreme Court struck down laws that denied welfare benefits to people who had resided in a state for less than a year.

In 1978: A nuclear-powered Soviet satellite fell through Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris in northern Canada.

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