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5 days ago · California became an American cultural phenomenon; the idea of the "California Dream" as a portion of the larger American Dream of finding a better life drew 35 million new residents from the start to the end of the 20th century (1900–2010). [1] Silicon Valley became the world's center for computer innovation.
1 day ago · California, constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted as the 31st state of the union on September 9, 1850, and by the early 1960s it was the most populous U.S. state. No version of the origin of California’s name has been fully accepted, but there is wide support for the contention that it derived from an early 16th ...
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4 days ago · The California Trail was heavily used from 1845 until several years after the end of the American Civil War; in 1869 several rugged wagon routes were established across the Carson Range and Sierra Nevada to different parts of northern California.
5 days ago · The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] . The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [2] .
May 9, 2024 · 2. When did Caltech receive its present name? Caltech became the California Institute of Technology on February 10, 1920. 3. Where was Caltech's first campus? In its first year, 1891, the school occupied rented quarters in the Wooster Block—a building which still stands on the southeast corner of the intersection of Fair Oaks and Green Street.
2 days ago · Hollywood, district within the city of Los Angeles, California, whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. It was laid out as a real-estate subdivision in 1887 by Harvey Wilcox, and H.J. Whitley, known as the ‘Father of Hollywood,’ later transformed it into a wealthy and popular residential area.
May 16, 2024 · California began requiring handgun registration in 1991. Contents 1. Why did California start requiring handgun registration? California implemented handgun registration as part of an effort to track the ownership and sale of handguns to prevent illegal or unauthorized use. 2. What does handgun registration mean?
