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MINING TOWNS IN CALIFORNIA
A ghost town disappeared beneath 60 feet of water after Hoover Dam was built; Lake Mead’s decline is bringing it back to life- The rise and fall of 'Bodie': How California’s gold rush boomtown turned into an eerie ghost town
- In 1948 US industrialist Henry J Kaise founded a town for about 4,000 people in California. Then it emptied almost overnight but still stands frozen in time
- In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...31 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- James Marshall's 1848 discovery set off California's greatest migration; Sutter's Mill is now a historic landmark with a visitor influxJames W. Marshall discovered gold flakes in California in 1848, initiating a massive migration. Thousands traveled overland and by sea to s...31 Jul, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
- In 1857, a carpenter given six months to live moved into Yosemite; he survived 53 more years and spent five decades protecting its giant sequoiasGalen Clark moved to Yosemite seeking health and found a new purpose. He discovered the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and began protecti...29 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
- Canada province preparing lawsuit against OpenAI over school shootingBritish Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a lawsuit against OpenAI over the company's failure to report violent ChatGPT activity by th...08 Jul, 2026, 07.58 AM IST
- One house, no neighbors: Authorities demolished an entire Welsh town, leaving one home listed for £1A solitary three-bedroom house, the sole survivor of a Welsh village once home to 600 people, has been sold for £49,050. The ex-mining vill...02 Jul, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Mark Twain: 'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do..'Mark Twain remains a literary giant over a century after his death. His sharp wit and social commentary in works like Tom Sawyer and Huckle...14 Jan, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
- On this day in history: Important events that took place on December 12December 12 marks significant historical moments, including Kenya's independence in 1963 and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision halting the ...11 Dec, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
- Artificial Intelligence helped to find a vast source of the copper that AI needs to thriveKoBold is pumping $2.3 billion into its first mine and is negotiating tricky partnerships with contractors and governments alike. It is rel...12 Jul, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
- Barbara Rush, who was once leading lady to Hollywood heavyweights Frank Sinatra & Paul Newman, passes awayRush's death was announced by her daughter, Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan, who posted on Instagram that her mother died on Easter Sunday....02 Apr, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
- Enjoy an exciting road trip in CaliforniaThese itineraries highlight California as the ultimate road trip destination, featuring endless sunshine, great wine and incredible outdoor...26 May, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
- Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad- 5 scholars explainThe agreement was never a threat. Its removal by the Trump administration was theater - or swagger. There will be temptation to hearken bac...20 Feb, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
- 4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in USIndian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to t...07 Nov, 2019, 09.53 AM IST
- Billiards ace Pankaj Advani is waiting for Elon Musk to offer him a ticket to MarsOn earth, Advani wants to visit Bora Bora, French Polynesia for the idyllic beaches.02 Jan, 2019, 09.30 AM IST
- If adrenaline-pumping activities are on your bucket list, then head to Southern California just like RannvijayExciting outdoor activities were a big draw for him and his brother Harman.11 Apr, 2018, 07.21 AM IST
- 30 years of 'The Joshua Tree': A masterpiece which lived in U2's fifth album'With Or Without You' surfaced from within another masterpiece, the album in which it lives in a state of mid-track crisis.06 Sep, 2017, 09.20 AM IST
- Thirty years ago this month, U2’s ‘With Or Without You’ surfaced for the first timeThe masterpiece is from The Joshua Tree, U2’s fifth album.30 Mar, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
- Bleak Beauty: Route 50, the loneliest road in America, a black ribbon in a desolate landscapeOn either side of the road, the landscape was flat, bare and desolate with scattered clumps of greenery and an occasional tree, but bereft ...04 Sep, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
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