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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1848 – James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento, triggering the California Gold Rush (More info) 1908 – In England, Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop (More info)

Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, who’s been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56.