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The annual State of the Union address gives the president a chance to formally address Congress on his priorities for the year — but it’s also a chance to make history. James K. Polk, Dec. 5, 1848
Below, read an excert from James Polk's State of the Union address. In it, he confirms the discovery of gold in California.
- James K. Polk, kicking off the Gold Rush when he officially confirmed the discovery of gold in California.
(Photo: AP Photo)
Below, read an excert from James Polk's State of the Union address. In it, he confirms the discovery of gold in California.
- “The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by the authentic reports of officers in the public service…The explorations already made warrant the belief that the supply is very large and that gold is found at various places in an extensive district of country.”
- James K. Polk, kicking off the Gold Rush when he officially confirmed the discovery of gold in California.
(Photo: AP Photo)