Verrocchios reputation as one of the great relief sculptors of the 15th century was clearly established with his cenotaph or memorial in the cathedral at pistoia
California Gold Rush summary: As it brought about 300,000 people to California, the California Gold Rush was the largest mass migration in American history. It all began on January 24, 1848, when, at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, James W. Marshall discovered gold on his piece of land. The news about gold spread rapidly.
