What Happened in Jan 1848

John C. Calhoun Makes A Speech To Congress

This was a controversial proposition for two reasons. First, idealistic advocates of Manifest Destiny like John L. O'Sullivan had always maintained... Read more

James W. Marshall Discovers Gold In California

On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California. A builder, Marshall was... Read more

Major John C. Fremont Is Court-Martialed

Major John C. Frémont (1813-90), popularly admired for his mapmaking expeditions to the West, was court-martialed on grounds of mutiny and... Read more