“There’s only the American Dream and the California dream.”
—Gov. Gavin Newsom
CAL@170 is a collection of 170 stories celebrating California’s 170 years of statehood. The aim is to offer examples of California’s unique character and that of its residents, past and present. That means among the good there will be some bad. For every success story, there’s a failure, a tragedy, an injustice. It’s from these mistakes that we learn and grow stronger together. Share a story with us that helps define what California means to you.
Replica of the Original In-N-Out Stand in Baldwin Park Newlyweds Harry and Esther Snyder open the first In-N-Out burger stand…
San Francisco’s “Great Quake” – at least until the 7.8 magnitude…
Semi-Centennial Admission Day Celebration 1850-1900 [2007-0127], California State Library Although Congress concludes extended and acrimonious debate that brings California into…