2 February 1848 February 1, 2014 Author: Staff The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco to start the California Gold Rush. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 21 February 1848 12 January 1848 4 February 2004 14 March 1900 2 February 1972 2 February 1972 11 March 2004 Categories: History Tags: 1848, 2 February