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 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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In 1961, the Beach Boys receive their first paycheck for playing three songs at the Richie Valens Memorial Concert at the Long Beach Auditorium. Most…
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In 1936, California opens what’s then the longest bridge in the world. Enough Bay Area residents want to experience the new Bay Bridge firsthand that…
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At a McDonald’s franchise in Goleta, a breakfast sandwich – egg, cheese, Canadian bacon on a toasted English muffin – is served for the first…
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The fabled 2,448-mile highway from Chicago to Santa Monica is established in 1926. It doesn’t receive signs until 1927 and isn’t completely paved until 1938.…
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The three-person federal Public Land Commission is charged with determining the validity of Spanish and Mexican land grants in California. The 1851 legislation creating the…
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