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The following year, paying quantities of coarse gold were found on the Fortymile River, and a new trading post, Forty Mile, Yukon was established at the confluence of the Fortymile with the Yukon River. At the same time as the initial gold discoveries were being made, the US Army sent lieutenant Frederick Schwatka to
At that time, 87.7% of residents were Canadian-born and 24.2% were of Indigenous origin. The most common countries of birth for immigrants were the United Kingdom (15.9%), the Philippines (15.0%), and the United States (13.2%). Among very recent immigrants (between 2006 and 2011) living in the Yukon, 63.5% were born in Asia. [24
Ozone depletion: Mario J. Molina together with F. Sherwood Rowland discovered the CFCs role in the Ozone hole. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Vanadium: discovered in 1801 by Andres Manuel del Rio; Birth control pill Developed by Luis E. Miramontes in Tepic, Mexico in 1951. [31] Labocania, Huehuecanauhtlus, Acantholipan.
An American student analysing publicly available data found a sprawling Mayan city with thousands of undiscovered structures, including pyramids, under a Mexican forest.. The data came from laser ...
Shaaw Tláa, also known as Kate Carmack (c. 1857 – 29 March 1920), was a Tagish First Nation woman who was one of the party that first found gold in the Klondike River in 1896, and is sometimes credited with being the person who made the actual discovery.
Leroy Napoleon "Jack" McQuesten (1836–1909) was an American pioneer explorer, trader, and prospector in Alaska and Yukon; he became known as the "Father of the Yukon."." Other nicknames included "Yukon Jack," "Captain Jack," "Golden Rule McQuesten," and "Father of Al
The Federal Reserve’s report on industrial production also found that factory output slipped 0.1% in January, largely due to a 5.2% drop in the making of motor vehicles and parts.
Yukon; Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. -History of Yukon by topic (4 C) A. Archaeology of Yukon (1 C, 1 P) D.