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2 days ago · View this 1971 Historical California Counties map tool. The historical California counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more.
Feb 9, 2021 · The 6.6 magnitude Sylmar earthquake rumbled across the San Fernando Valley at about 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, 1971. The tragic toll: 64 deaths, 2,000 injuries and property damage costing more than a...
Feb 4, 2021 · At 42 seconds after 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, 1971, the ground shook for 12 seconds, killing 64, injuring 2,543 and causing $553 million in damage. Advertisement. The 6.5 magnitude quake highlighted...
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Various Native American tribes inhabited the present-day state of California for 13,000 to 15,000 years. Early explorers depicted California as an earthly paradise where native tribes simply lived off what nature provided. Contrary to popular belief, California Indians established rich cultures and rituals decades before the arrival of Spanish miss...
A Spanish sailing expedition led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodriguez Cabrilloentered San Diego Bay for the first time in September 1542. Cabrillo and his crew could not easily exploit California, which was located at the extreme limits of exploration and trade from Spain. California would remain essentially unexplored for the next 234 years.
Captain Francis Drakeexplored the California coast in 1579, which led to England claiming the country. Drake made friends with the Coast Miwok and claimed the territory as Nova Albion, or New Albion, for the English Crown. However, Spain had been exploring and settling in California long before this, resulting in a tremendous tug of war between Eng...
The Jesuit priest Juan Maria Salvatierra established the first permanent mission in Baja California, escorted by a small boat crew and six soldiers. Spain separated California into two provinces Baja California and Alta California. Baja consisted of the Baja Peninsula and ended roughly near San Diego, California. The settlement of Alta California w...
Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 through The Treaty of Córdobaand ruled California for a quarter of a century. Ranchos, or massive cattle ranches, developed as the primary establishments of Mexican California. Soon after, American explorers began to explore the state, eventually establishing American outposts throughout the region. Thi...
In 1846, a gang of around 30 armed Americans led by William Ide stormed into Sonoma, a small city in the Mexican province of Alta California. There was initially no opposition in California as they replaced the dysfunctional and ineffective Mexican administration, which the Californios had already overthrown. They made a makeshift flag out of a cot...
John Sutter and James Marshal first struck gold in 1848 while constructing a water-powered sawmill along the American River in Coloma, California. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Milltriggered the most significant migration in US history, drawing migrants from a dozen countries to build a multi-ethnic community on America’s outskirts. By the end ...
The California Constitution of 1849 made all forms of slavery illegal. Then, in 1850 a Compromisewas made of five bills that aimed to settle disagreements over slavery in new territory, allowing California to be admitted to the Union as a free, non-slavery state.
California was officially recognized as the 31st state of the United States on September 9th, 1850. The following year on July 4th, the 31-star flag entered circulation as the new national flag. Since then, people of all ethnic backgrounds have come to the Golden State searching for a life of quality and magnificent beauty.
The business elite of California would ensure the war’s success by keeping it well funded with the help of the state’s rich gold mines. California maintained and built many forts along its borders, restricting Confederate activity and securing the New Mexico Territory against Confederate troops. Although California did not send organized battalions...
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- 26th Amendment. The Voting Age in the United States is lowered to 18 yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified. More Information and Timeline for 26th Amendment.
- Border battles between India and Pakistan. Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war when India invades East Pakistan ( Now Bangladesh ) in support of the independence movement.
- Disney World Opens. The Walt Disney World Theme Park is opened. More Information for Disney World 1. Walt Disney begins secretly purchasing large tracts of land in central Florida in 1965.
- United Arab Emirates - UAE Established 1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was created on December 2nd when it established independence from the United Kingdom after nearly 80 years of British rule.
1916 Geological Map of the State of California. Twenty-five years after the 1891 Preliminary Mineralogical and Geological Map of the State of California, another 1:750,000 scale state geologic map was published by the California State Mining Bureau. This map was prepared by J. P. Smith, Professor of Paleontology at Stanford University, and was ...
S. Salad Bowl strike. 1971 San Fernando earthquake. 1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill. San Francisco 8. San Quentin Six. Stanford prison experiment.
