Baldassare Forestiere, born July 8, 1879, leaves his home in Sicily as a young man and immigrates to the United States where he works as…
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The oldest son of Chinese immigrants, vaudeville performer Lee Tung Foo is born on April 23, 1875 in Watsonville where his family owns a laundry…
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Miriam Matthews, often referred to as the “Dean of Los Angeles Black History,” is the first African American librarian in California. She’s hired as a…
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The fortune cookie, that ubiquitous ending to a meal at Chinese restaurant, has traveled a long way from its origins — in Japan. Long thought…
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Annie Montague Alexander is the privileged daughter of Samuel Thomas Alexander founder of what becomes the California & Hawaiian Sugar Company. (Better known as C&H…
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Che-na-wah Weitch-ah-wah is born in 1856 in Pecwan Village, on the Klamath River near the mouth of Pecwan Creek, in Humboldt County. She is a…
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In late 1848, when gold seekers flock to California from around the world, some European miners bring with them a thick paste of flour and…
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Between January and April of 1858, Northern California is rocked by the “case of the decade” – a determination of whether Archy Lee is allowed…
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On May 16, 1960, a newly constructed scientific laboratory on a hillside above the Pacific Ocean sees the first test of a scientific device that…
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On June 30, 1864, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill entitled “An Act authorizing a Grant to the…
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