On February 10, 1863, state lawmakers choose Assemblyman John Conness, a strong opponent of slavery, as California’s U.S. Senator, succeeding his slain political mentor and…
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On February 17, 1925 Florence Prag Kahn wins a special election to fill the San Francisco congressional seat previously held by her late husband, Julius.…
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Defying state and federal law, then San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, in office just over one month, orders the city clerk to begin issuing marriage…
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Near Copperopolis in Calaveras County, Wells Fargo’s poetry-writing nemesis “Black Bart” – English-born Charles Boles– steps out from behind a rock with a shotgun to…
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President Herbert Hoover issues Proclamation 2028 preserving some 2 million acres of “scenic, scientific and educational interest” in southeastern California that also happen to be…
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In September 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation (AB 2022; Chapt. 479, Stats of 2022) which requires the term “squaw” to be removed from all…
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