1846 - Pio Pico is sworn in as governor of California, in Los Angeles. Out-of-towners begin to mispronounce his name (it’s PEE-koh). 1847 - Battle of Rio San Gabriel. The United States takes control of Los Angeles. Treaty of Cahuenga is signed in the pass between Los Angeles and t...
In short, they looked forward to the 20th century as an era that would be filled with more promise than peril. A Times editorial on Jan. 1, 1900, spoke of the nation’s contentment: “The future for all the people of America is brighter than at any time in the history of the republ...
洛杉矶(英语:City of Los Angeles,缩写: L.A.),中文也译作罗省,是位于美国加利福尼亚州南部的都市,也是洛杉矶郡的郡治,人口约397万[9],为加州第一大城市,但不是加州首府(加州首府是萨克拉门托),同时也是美国人口第二大都市,仅次于纽约。全市面积为469.1平方英里(1214.9平方公里)。由洛杉矶、长滩、阿纳海姆3市...
Oil extraction began in the City of Los Angeles in the 1890s and continues to this day. A series of oil booms contributed to the city's explosive growth in the early twentieth century. Because oil drilling was so dangerous, however, Los Angeles residents and city officials tried repeatedly ...
Los Angeles - Entertainment, Diversity, Climate: Los Angeles entered the 20th century with the reputation of an overgrown village run by prudes and philistines. Eastern newcomers of the 1910s were aghast that no restaurant would serve a glass of wine wit
Groucho Marx of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 2, 1890 in New York, New York United States, and died at age 86 years old on August 19, 1977. GrouchoMarx Julius Henry Marx ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM ...
Los Angeles - City of Angels, Hollywood, Pacific Coast: For many centuries, the area was occupied by some 5,000 to 10,000 Tongva (Gabrielino) and Chumash Indians who lived in scores of villages and led a relatively stable existence by hunting, fishing, g
Three-Step Boogie in 1970s Los Angeles: Sansei Women in the Asian American Movement Women and men came into the Asian American Movement with gender role baggage from our 1950s' upbringings. The struggle to let go of this baggage for both women and men embodied the struggle against male ...
With the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams facing off in Super Bowl LIII, we took a look at regionalisms specific to the coasts. Is it a milkshake or a frappe? A drinking fountain or a bubbler? Is something hella or wicked?
1889--Legislation passes in Sacramento Feb. 12 allowing a vote on whether to form a county here. Los Angeles officials cry foul, claiming votes are being bought. On June 4, polls open at 4:49 a.m. to give farmers time to vote on county formation. Despite heavy opposition from Anaheim,...