For decades, nobody questions that Artie Samish runs Sacramento. Starting as a lobbyist in the early 1920s, Samish gradually amasses unrivaled power and influence as…
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On December 18, 1879, One-Eyed Charley, one of the legendary stagecoach drivers of early California, dies of tongue cancer. As locals prepare the body for…
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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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The assassination of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy early on the morning of June 5, 1968 tragically ends a campaign that seems all but certain…
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In 1975, Edward V. Roberts is named director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation — the same agency that had previously declared him “unemployable.”…
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On June 17, 1930, federal law changes to allow the patenting of new varieties of plants. The Plant Patent Act of 1930 Is created to…
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Early on the morning of June 18, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roars off of Kennedy Launch Complex 39 beginning a six-day mission to deploy…
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On March 17, 1950, a team of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley announce the discovery of a new element. Although California has long…
Comments closed![Luis and Walter Alvarez at the K-T Boundary in Gubbio, Italy, 1981 [Photo Courtesy: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]](https://cal170.library.ca.gov/uploads/2020/03/Banner-Alvarez.jpg)
On June 6, 1980, the 4448th issue of the magazine “Science” is published, which includes an article by four Californians that will redefine how we…
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