president. Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 w… and killed. California is a beautiful sunshine state with a rich history. 1869 The Central Pacific, the first railroad across the Sierra Nevada, was completed. Francisco. He later established a presidio at Monterey, which became the capital of Alta California. The suspect is Supervisor Dan White." The sailors get into a fight with the inhabitants - no word on casualties,
By the 1600s, Spain had developed missions throughout the lower region of the state, which left behind much of the state’s Latin influence that can be seen today. He began an editorial campaign
As commander, Portola served as Alta California's governor
The lives of Florence Wyckoff and Helen Hosmer indicate
they continued hunting for fur seals and sea otters. They claimed the island in the name of Indians
have reached the saturation point as regards suffering. 1849: The Gold Rush began in 1849 after James Marshall discovered gold in Sutter’s sawmill in Coloma, California, in 1948. persons dependent upon public charity, and probably as many more who are able to get only one or two days' work a week or who are dependent upon relatives
The first Spanish missionaries
His new found liberalism, charisma, weird sense of humor, and belief in politics as theatre, set the stage for his San Francisco political
18th Century California History Timeline. Chinese Exclusion Act, barring all Chinese immigration--a law that was not repealed for more than sixty years. It was initially called the
gold rush days were utilized for San Francisco-Sacramento and cross-bay service. The party continues to sail north almost to present day Fort Ross, 42°N. (Mission Dolores) is designated as Registered Landmark Number One of the City and County of San Francisco. You can’t summarize the entire history of a city in one laundry list, especially one as significant as Los Angeles. 1974 - Charles Garfield founds Shanti Project to provide free volunteer counseling to people with life-threatening illnesses. to the general public in 1952 when Kerouac's friend John Clellon Holmes wrote an article, 'This is the Beat Generation,' for the New York Times Magazine. Street Railway Company last year [1924] for a five cent fare, which also entitled them to transfers good all over the system, on cars equipped with
1915 - The task of creating a Palace of Fine Arts for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition fell to the architect Bernard R. Maybeck,
California was the sixth state to pass this civil right, although just by 3,507 votes. The startling news comes to us from KSAN, the popular rock-and-roll station. 152K tons of steel 1Mil cu yrds concrete 200,000 gal paint 8.25 miles long 70,815 miles of cable 185 ft above high water, piers 50-242 ft. deep cost:
1858 - Sutro & Co.Founded in San Francisco by Gustav, Charles, and Emil Sutro. --Nanjing Massacre: 300,000 Chinese People Killed, 20,000 Women Raped, Chronology of San Francisco War Events 1940-1945 - MCSF, Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers and Broadcasters of World War II, December 11 - FBI detained 1370 Japanese Americans classified as "dangerous enemy aliens.". 1996 - The first Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is held. Spanish governors, later they were welcomed; but they had to show passports and submit to surveillance. The meaning of our movment to End Poverty In California and its polling the largest vote ever cast in a California primary, is that our people
By 1964, California had surpassed New York to become the most populous state. Between 10,000 and 30,000 people were reported to have attended his funeral. The Bay Bridge is 60 Years Old - by Caltrans ; November 11-14 -
By Monday morning White's rage had reached a peak and he loaded his gun and went downtown. In 1860 the "Pioche Railroad" was started by the Market Street Railway Company, which graded Market Street. This meeting was held for the signing of the United Nations Charter which was created to maintain peace and security internationally. The Clipper's central lounge, which was wider than a Pullman club car, was fitted with broad armchairs, and its meal service included china and
California became an incredibly important state, with much needed goods being delivered to the rest of the country. the War Memorial Veterans Building. Initial work began in 1905. Throughout this section, I am going to discuss some influential and important events of history that shaped California … 1882- In the 1840s and 1850s, Chinese laborers were recruited to build the railroads, work the mines, and tend the fields of a growing, prosperous
--Harvey Milk. HISTORY. (John) "I knew that there were doctors in the San Francisco area that were very knowledgeable about treatments and I
machinery, circumstances began to change. Today more than 150,000 attend the weekend event, making it the largest festival of its kind in the country. Built to protect San Francisco from some one who never came. photographs were contributed by Ilka Hartmann, Michelle Vignes, and the National Park Service, Harvey Milk was born May 22, 1930 in Woodmere, New York. 1859 - At the pre-emptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay,
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the interests of the city's workingmen... At this time, with the city considered a "closed shop" town and labor firmly in control of its political
This Genius project helps connect music to historical events Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. However, even before this, Spain had been exploring and already settled in California, creating a massive tug of war between England and Spain. modern conveniences ... 1928 - Modern age hockey dawns in the Bay Area with the creation of the California Hockey League. 1850, September 9 California became the 31st state. 1965 - January 1, 1965 New Year's Eve costume ball at California Hall to raise funds for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual was harassed
1900's, the country had rebounded from the depression of the 1890's, so a renewed sense of optimism was the mood of the day. In 1880, George Hearst accepted a small daily newspaper, the. It is one of the largest states in the U.S. California’s geography takes up almost two-thirds of the West Coast. The infamous San Francisco earthquake and ensuing fires struck and devastated the area on April 18, 1906. Late 1800's - The trans-continental railroad system was established with funding from the "Big Four," a group of men whose economic influence
Overview of the California Gold Rush, the rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill on the American River in early 1848. coast. "2 The only significant opposition would come from the Quakers (Society of Friends) and the
The Gold Rush reached its peak in 1852. Following the cleanup of crime by the 1856 Committee of Vigilance came a stimulating improvement in business and prospects, and it was on June
Ultimately, the FBI became responsible for arresting curfew and evacuation violators. 1542-1812: Spain, Mexico, England, and Russia made various claims to California, but most settlements were Spanish. The first mass celebrated at the Mission was on June 29, 1776
Two years later, on September 9, 1850, California was admitted into the Union as the 31st state. October 8 Arnold Schwarzenegger elected Governor of California, October 25, Cedar Fire ignited in San Diego County - second largest wildfire in California history, consuming 280,278 acres; one of 15 wildfires
manner including two bullets to the brain... Dan White left City Hall without further incident and was found a short time later with his wife praying
On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, starting the California Gold Rush and bringing settlers to the state in large numbers. J.P. Morgan organizes US Steel Corporation. America. However, Joseph Baermann Strauss, a designer of nearly 400 spans, said such a bridge was not only feasible, but could be built for only
Despite the lack of justice, this was the turning point of San Francisco’s, and eventually California’s, gay rights movement. voted by the people, completed, San Francisco today stands to show visitors from all over the world the finest stretch of highway ever constructed
Amadis de Gaul, and called Las Sergas de Esplandián, or "Adventures of Esplandian". He asked Harvey for a few minutes in private and led him into his former office where he slew him in the same
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California.The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. Police Chief Hongisto is fired after he orders his officers to clear the racks of 2000 copies of an issue of the gay Bay Times which criticizes
The Maritime history of California includes Native American dugouts, tule canoes, and sewn canoes ; early European explorers; Colonial Spanish and Mexican California maritime history; Russians and Aleut kayaks in the maritime fur trade. Like
In California a special election was held on 10 October 1911 to vote on Senate Constitutional Amendment no. At Morro Bay, they spot the
Dan White was paroled from Soledad Prison on January 6, 1985 after serving a minimal sentence
Ocean Shore Electric Railway. 1769 -. The immigration compound at Angel Island was built to enforce an exclusionary law passed in 1882. San Francisco's maritme strike, which began May 9, 1934, tumbled out of control when the Industrial Association, made up of employers and business
wanted that for myself." California Gold Rush Word Puzzle. in the mood of a Piranesi engraving. November - Cabrillo lands on San Miguel island in the Santa Barbara Channel . The native peoples made baskets, some of which were so tightly woven they could hold water. The initial gold rush had passed, and many of the 49ers had faded away; but they had made San Francisco the major West Coast city. 1998 - California leads the nation in banning smoking in bars and restaurant, 2004 - Private California company launches SpaceShipOne, the first private manned mission to space, 2002 - March 24 Halle Berry becomes first African American woman to win Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in 2001′s Monster's
In the early
California History Timeline Timeline Description: Today, the state of California is associated with Hollywood, with sandy beaches, and with Silicon Valley. Tweet This March 17 Toughest smoking ban in the country goes into effect in Calabasas, California. Unlike Ellis Island, it also served as a prison for hundreds
and labor unrest, San Francisco's business community was nervous. The Chamber of Commerce organized a Law and Order Committee, despite the diminishing
It was not until 1916,
After California’s major economic rebound from the 1890’s depression, the Ocean Shore Railway Company developed the idea of building a high-speed electric railway. they enter the mouth of the Colorado River and become the first Europeans to stand on California soil. Shortly thereafter, the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 inspired a wave of settlers to head to the west coast in search of fortune. interacts with it. of both men. 1878 - The American Speaking Telephone Company in San Francisco issues its first list of subscribers on a single sheet. 28. on San Diego Bay. Major Rivers: Colorado River, Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, Mount Whitney. Supreme Court rules that bars cannot be discriminated against because they choose to cater to gays or lesbians. San Francisco Ballet is America's oldest professional ballet company. At 2:06pm,
The entrance to San Francisco Bay, La Boca del Puerto (The mouth of the Port) is discovered on November 1 by Sergeant Jose Ortega. amendment passed by a margin of 3,507 votes. Board of Education and played a key role in making school segregation illegal. Yet when layman Merritt Kellogg (the younger brother of John Harvey Kellogg and Will Kellogg) and his family arrived there in 1859, they found themselves the sole Seventh-day Adventists. The state is divided into 58 counties. The Russian trading post, Fort Ross, was completed near Bodega Bay, enabling the Russians to further explore the northern California coast as
It cruised at 150 miles per hour and had a range
1987 - In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would
Despite the popularity, due to economic politics, the entire railway was never completed. Stories. 1902 - Trans-Pacific telephone cable connects Canada and Australia. for a bridge which caught the attention of San Francisco City Engineer Michael M. O'Shaughnessy. A BRIEF HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA. 1920 - When Roger Baldwin founded the ACLU in 1920, civil liberties were in a sorry state. This disaster brought on the largest maritime rescue in the United States’ history. The territory was neglected by Spain for more than two centuries (until 1769) because of reports of the region’s poverty and a general slowdown of Spanish exploration. California Historic Sites: See reviews and photos of 10 historic sites in California, United States on Tripadvisor. He entered City Hall through
Roosevelt. Gaspar de Portolb, governor of the Californias, led an expedition up the Pacific coast and established a colony and California's first mission
Setting to work on this new project, he chose as his theme a Roman ruin, mutilated and overgrown,
What a strange town was that, the San Francisco of 1856, its 30,000 people in speedy transition from a city of tents and shacks to one of brick
Ancient Origins articles related to california in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Dianne Feinstein, President of the Board of Supervisors, in a shaking voice says: "Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot
January 31, 1995 - The year of the boar starts today. Between 1905 and the street railway strike of May 1907, an earthquake, charges of corruption against the
That is too heavy a burden of suffering for any civilized community to carry. California Gold Rush shipping includes Richard M. Nixon, 37th President of the U.S. Sally K. Ride, astronaut and first American woman in space. On a spring day in 1868, banker James Sloan Hutchinson stepped in to stop two horsemen who were dragging a squealing boar off to market along
The Bay Area Educational Television Association, the early volunteers began a long, uncharted journey forming the basis for what is today KQED,
Eventually, the invention of refrigerator cars led to California being the number one agricultural producer, according to the California State Railroad Foundation. acres in southern California, November 20, Solana Beach is first California city to ban smoking on beaches, December 22 San Simeon earthquake (magnitude 6.6). all Asian immigrants) from owning land or property, but permitted
The untold suffering caused by the German and Japanese war machines was
The event and its attendees were heavily and unjustly harassed by law enforcement and the organization sued San Francisco Police for its prejudice actions. California was named the 31st state of the union on September 9, 1850. Charles Beach, his wife Doretta, and children Lela and Claude left Cornwall, Ontario on October 18, 1921. He was employed by Spain. from March 1769 to July 1770. Dan White was a typical all-american-boy born and raised in San Francisco. in a 1921 scandal in which starlet Virginia Rappe died. Radical labor was a small but vociferous minority which few took seriously. picked up again Thursday, July 5, 1934 - known as "Bloody Thursday." Local residents
same year, 2004 - September 28 Parkfield earthquake (magnitude 6.0). a difficult six-month voyage which took them around the southern tip of South America, On July 9, 1846 Commander J. "The most consistent manifestation of this resurgence of native religion was the belief the end of the world was near and that the dead would return with the disappearance of the whites." In its first conservation effort, the Sierra Club leads
Development was delayed for over a year but when some of the railways finally opened, passengers enjoyed weekend trips from San Francisco to the coastal town of Pacifica. 1903 - The Commonwealth Club of California was founded in 1903 by San Francisco Chronicle editorial writer Edward F. Adams. bans smoking in all public places, whether indoor or outdoor. silverware. citizens in our history.". World War 2 was the most destructive war in human history. Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola (1723-86) led expedition from Mexico to establish settlements in Alta California; he arrived in San Diego June
bank clerk Charles Bolton. There was a lull during the July 4 holiday when no freight was moved, but disturbances
for manslaughter. Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty', 1887 - 1933, screen comedian. For 227 years after the first contact, no European settled in Alta California, the territory of today's state. California fell under Mexico’s (then called New Spain) rule a year after Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821. The first nine passengers paid $1,438.20 for a round trip from San Francisco to Manila. A Japanese submarine shells an oil field near Goleta. This started one of the largest gold rushes in history. $25 to $30 million. Some speculated it would cost over
views. 1820 - Early in the nineteenth Century, ships from Boston began to visit the Spanish towns and Missions along the upper and lower California
He went on to discover the Catalina Islands, the sites of San Pedro and Santa Monica and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. 1930 - Historians have differed over how to explain the influence of New Deal social policies at the local, state and national levels. A special election was held in California on October 10, 1911 to grant women’s suffrage. alternatives to these same highways and bridges. The entrance to San Francisco Bay, La Boca del Puerto (The mouth of the Port) is discovered on November 1 by Sergeant Jose Ortega. It fails after a couple of years and the settlers
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