Quatr.us > Math >Geometry > Quadrilaterals > Rhombuses. Rhombus. A rhombus is a kind of quadrilateral that has two sides that are parallel to each other, and another two sides that are parallel to each other. A rhombus is a special kind of parallelogram, and squares and rectangles are special kinds of rhombus. To figure out the perimeter of the rhombus, you can add the lengths of all the sides together. To figure out the area of a rhombus, you have to cut it into shapes that are easier to figure out. You want to cut it into a rectangle and two right triangles.
James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848, started the California Gold Rush.
For the film, see California Gold Rush (film). The California Gold Rush (1848â1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.