On this day: January 24

POSTED: 02:50 PM PST Jan 23, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 23, 2013 

The California Gold Rush begins, the Eskimo Pie is patented, Jackie Robinson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the first Apple Macintosh goes on sale, all on this day.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2003: The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation on the same day former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge is named secretary of the department.

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