The California Gold Rush (I)
The California Gold Rush was the most significant event in the history of the settlement of the western frontier. The initial discovery was made in January 1848, but news traveled slowly and although many miners arrived in 1848, the beginning of the Gold Rush was the following year in 1849. In 1848 news of the […]
Former Secretary Rice Stresses Importance of Winning Emerging Technology Race
In front of a packed William J. Burns Auditorium of tech diplomats in the Harry S Truman Building, Feb. 25, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. secretary of state, explained the central role of emerging technologies in the future of U.S. statecraft. “We have to win this race,” Rice stated, “because if you think about […]