Bosco Ramos was a dog elected honorary mayor of the unincorporated community of Sunol, California, United States. source
Bosco Ramos was a dog elected honorary mayor of the unincorporated community of Sunol, California, United States.
On January 24.1848 ; California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. source
On January 24.1848 ; California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
On February 2.1848 ; California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco. source
On February 2.1848 ; California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco.
On February 5.1778 ; South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. source
On February 5.1778 ; South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
On February 14.1961 ; Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California. source
On February 14.1961 ; Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
On February 18.1972 ; The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, (6 Cal.3d 628) invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life imprisonment. source
On February 18.1972 ; The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, (6 Cal.3d 628) invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life imprisonment.
On February 20.1873 ; The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. source
On February 20.1873 ; The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco.
On February 20.1931 ; The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California. source
On February 20.1931 ; The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
On February 23.1909 ; The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. source
On February 23.1909 ; The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
On March 5.1978 ; The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. source
On March 5.1978 ; The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
On March 10. 1933 :An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes an estimated $40 million in damage. source
On March 10. 1933 :An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes an estimated $40 million in damage.
On March 13.1897 ; San Diego State University is founded. source
On March 13.1897 ; San Diego State University is founded.
On March 20.1999 ; Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California. source
On March 20.1999 ; Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
On March 21.1963 ; Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes. source
On March 21.1963 ; Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes.
On March 22. 1871 ; In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment. source
On March 22. 1871 ; In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
On April 1.1976 ; Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA. source
On April 1.1976 ; Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA.
On April 3. 1860 ; The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins. source
On April 3. 1860 ; The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
On April 9.1961 ; The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations. source
On April 9.1961 ; The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.
On April 18.1906 ; An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. source
On April 18.1906 ; An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
On May 15.1940 ; McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California. source
On May 15.1940 ; McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
On May 16.1960; Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.; source
On May 16.1960; Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.;
On May 20 .1775 ;Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is signed in Charlotte, North Carolina source
On May 20 .1775 ;Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is signed in Charlotte, North Carolina
On June 14.1846 ; Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. source
On June 14.1846 ; Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
On July 2. 1822 ; Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion. source
On July 2. 1822 ; Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
On July 8.1876 ; White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina. source
On July 8.1876 ; White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina.
On July 17.1944 ; Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320. source
On July 17.1944 ; Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
On July 17.1955 ; Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California. source
On July 17.1955 ; Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
On July 20.1940 ; California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. source
On July 20.1940 ; California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
On August 31.1986 ; Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. source
On August 31.1986 ; Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
Fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. source
Fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans.