To better accommodate Pasadena-bound traffic for the Rose Bowl two days later, the state dedicates California’s first “freeway,” the Arroyo Seco Parkway on December 30,…
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On December 16, 1896, Griffith J. Griffith and his wife Christina give Los Angeles 3,015 acres to use as a public park. Since then, another…
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On December 13, 1900, the Automobile Club of Southern California is founded in Los Angeles. It’s one of the country’s first motor clubs. although the…
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Built to resemble a mission, the first – and only — Milestone Mo-tel in San Luis Obispo is a new kind of lodging designed for California’s…
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On December 9, 1968, engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart demonstrates to 1,000 computer professionals at Brooks Hall in San Francisco the core elements of personal…
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