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Nov 27, 2017 · These top moments in history are what shaped California into the state it is today. 1579 – California’s Settling The California coast was explored by Captain Francis Drake in 1579, resulting in the territory’s claim under England.
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1510- California is first used in a romance novel published in Spain 1510 and written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo, the translator of the Amadis de Gaul, and called Las Sergas de Esplandián, or "Adventures of Esplandian". 1533- Two ships make their way northward from Tehuantepec and land at the very tip of Baja California at La Paz Harbor. Loca...
1602- Sebastibn VizcaNno, another Spaniard, explored the coast and Monterey Bay 1665- Jose de Galvez arrives in Mexico as Visitor General of New Spain. Periodically insane - thinks he is God, Montezuma, or the King of Sweden - he lauches an ambitious program of colonizing Alta California, implemented by his emissary, Padre Junipero Serra. 1669- 1. ...
1769- 1. The entrance to San Francisco Bay, La Boca del Puerto (The mouth of the Port) is discovered on November 1 by Sergeant Jose Ortega. 2. San Diego De Alcala, the first of 21 missions established by Franciscan padres under the leadership of Father Junipero Serra, was founded. The missions extend along a 650-mile trail, the El Camino Real, from...
Late 1800's- The trans-continental railroad system was established with funding from the "Big Four," a group of men whose economic influence helped shape California's industrial industry--Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and Leland Stanford. The system included tracks throughout California's Sierra Nevada region as well as conne...
1900- Oil discovered along the Kern River. 1901- 1. McKinley assassinated 2. Roosevelt succeeds McKinley 3. Picasso's Blue Period 4. J.P. Morgan organizes US Steel Corporation 1902- Trans-Pacific telephone cable connects Canada and Australia. 1903- The Commonwealth Club of California was founded in 1903 by San Francisco Chronicle editorial writer E...
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 Ball; Denzel Washington wins the Best Actor award for his work in Training Day, marking the first time African Amer...
Dec 13, 2023 · Here are six things that played a pivotal role in creating the California we know today: The Gold Rush. Just before California became a state in the union, the most well-known and impactful event in the history of California took place: the discovery of gold in 1848.
Oct 5, 2023 · The following dates in history feature significant events in the state of California's history as highlighted in the Library of Congress' collections. January 12 On January 12, 1777 Padre Thomas Peña, under the direction of Padre Junípero Serra, officially founded Mission Santa Clara de Asís, the eighth of California's twenty-one missions.
Here are 13 of the most significant events that have shaped the city’s history and contributed to the development of California into what it is today. Contents. The Native American Tribes of California
After 1900, California continued to grow rapidly and soon became an agricultural and industrial power. The economy was widely based on specialty agriculture, oil, tourism, shipping, film, and after 1940 advanced technology such as aerospace and electronics industries – along with a significant military presence.
