* 1896 – Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

Along with the Rush – Bagot Treaty of 1817, this marked the beginning of improved relations between the British Empire and its former colonies, and paved the way for better relations between the U. S. and Canada.

To help support Feedback and continue celebrating their 30 year anniversary as a band, Rush hit the road again for their 30th Anniversary Tour in the summer of 2004 playing dates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.

The dogs were imported into Alaska during the Nome Gold Rush and later spread into the United States and Canada.

Once these groups became popular in the United States and Canada, bands such as Kansas, Rush and Todd Rundgren's Utopia appeared in the mid ' 70s.

Top political programs such as The Rush Limbaugh Show are never broadcast in Canada mainly due to high rights fees.

Thus, by bringing large numbers of entrepreneurial adventurers to the region, the Gold Rush significantly contributed to the economic development of Western Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

This area now consists of the provinces of Manitoba ( admitted after negotiation between Canada and a Métis provisional government in 1870 ), Saskatchewan, and Alberta ( both created in 1905 ), as well as the Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory ( created 1898, following the start of the Klondike Gold Rush ), and Nunavut ( created in 1999 ).

That same year, he also narrated the Academy Award-nominated National Film Board of Canada documentary City of Gold, exploring life in his hometown of Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush.

* July 30 – The Rolling Stones, AC / DC, Rush, The Guess Who, and others headline a benefit concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS.

The autobiographical " Fly by Night " is based on Peart's experience of briefly moving from Canada to London as a young musician ( before joining Rush ).

Camels were used from 1862 to 1863 in British Columbia, Canada during the Cariboo Gold Rush.

The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 saw more than 25, 000 people seek their fortune in the frozen North of Canada.

Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park was formally established in 1998 by the United States and Canada, the centennial of the gold rush it commemorates.

312 photographs c. 1888-1910 depicting scenes of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush, Seattle, Washington state, Alaska, western United States, and Canada.

A Klondike derby is an annual event held by some Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada districts during the winter months and is based on the heritage of the Klondike Gold Rush.

Anthem was formed so that Rush would have more control of their work at home in Canada ( their international deal with Mercury Records initially included Canada ), and so other Canadian bands would have a home, as they could not get signed by the major labels ' offices in Toronto or Montreal.

Graham kept a journal of his trip across Canada with Minto to the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon in 1900, called Across Canada to the Klondyke, which he later presented to Minto, and which was eventually published.

Paris was a small community in the Klondike region of the Yukon, Canada on Dominion Creek during the Klondike Gold Rush ( 1898 ).

In 1897-98 the Klondike Gold Rush in Yukon, Canada, enormously increased the population of the general area, which reached 30, 000, composed largely of Americans.

Hold Your Fire was the last Rush studio album released outside Canada by PolyGram / Mercury.

In 1859, upon news of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, Robson moved west to the then Colony of British Columbia from Upper Canada.

Rat Race was released in both Canada and the United States on August 17, 2001 and took in USD $ 11, 662, 094 in its opening weekend at the U. S. Box office, landing at # 3 behind American Pie 2 and Rush Hour 2, and ultimately making approximately $ 85. 5 million worldwide, based on a budget of an estimated $ 48 million.

* 1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ( Rush and Big Dirty Band )

* 1989 – Carlos Pena, Jr., American singer-songwriter and actor ( Big Time Rush )

* 1848 – California Gold Rush: the New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California ( although the rush started in January ).

However, the advent of U. S. sovereignty after the Mexican – American War, and especially, the Gold Rush, saw the Peralta's lands quickly encroached on by squatters and diminished by dubious legal proceedings.

Others believe it was a corrupted term of " Chilango ", meaning an inhabitant from Mexico City or Central Mexico ( i. e. the highland states of Mexico ( state ), Jalisco, Puebla ( state ) and Michoacán ); and even from the term " Chileno " by the Chilean presence in mid 19th-century California, when miners from Chile arrived in the California Gold Rush ( 1848 – 51 ).

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* 1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message before the U. S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

* 1745 – Benjamin Rush, doctor and Founding Father of the United States ( d. 1813 )

* 1948 – Chris Rush, American stand-up comedian

* 1848 – California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco, California.

Despite the step up, his scoring exploits continued and he was runner-up only to Ian Rush in the goalscoring charts the following season and then went one better as he was the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984 – 85 with 24 goals.

* 1994 – With Rush, inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame

* 2010 – With Rush, " Living Legend " – Classic Rock Magazine

* 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer

* 1990 – James Maslow, American actor, singer, and dancer ( Big Time Rush )

* 1848 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.

Johann August Sutter ( February 15, 1803 – June 18, 1880 ) was a Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital.

With the sale of Ian Rush to Juventus in 1987, Dalglish formed a new striker partnership of new signings John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley for the 1987 – 88 season, and he played only twice in a league campaign which saw Liverpool gain their 17th title.

Before the 1987 – 88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United ( who replaced Ian Rush ); winger John Barnes from Watford ; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton.

* 1842 – The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.

* 1990 – Kendall Schmidt, American singer and actor ( Big Time Rush )

* 1946 – Bobby Rush, American politician