History of immigration to the United States 1850. In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, concluding the Mexican War, extended U.S. citizenship to approximately 60,000 Mexican residents of the New Mexico Territory and 10,000 living in California. An additional approximate 2,500 foreign born California residents also become U.S. citizens. In 1849, the California Gold Rush attracted 100,000 would-be miners from the Eastern U.S., Latin America, China, Australia, and Europe. California became a state in 1850 with a population of about 90,000. Between 1850 and 1930, about 5 million Germans migrated to the United States, peaking between 1881 and 1885 when a million Germans settled primarily in the
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Paul McCartney. Dr. Demento's listeners have repeatedly voted "The United States of America" as the greatest comedy album of all time. "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Volume Two" was planned for a release during America's Bicentennial in 1976, but did not emerge until 1996. In his autobiography, Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway; when this failed, he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel. A third volume was planned. Due to the death of Freberg's wife, Donna, and Freberg's personal health problems, the project was shelved. Stan