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A fact from John Beaton (miner) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 April 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that prospector John Beaton triggered an Alaskan gold rush by a discovery his team made on Christmas Day 1908?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2019/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Beaton (miner).

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