History of California - History of California Field of California poppies, circa 1910 The history of California is long and colorful. Many indian tribes lived in California. They specialized by environment. No tribe developed agriculture or writing. California was a major source of trading beads, wampum, which were produced from mussel shells using stone tools. In the 1600s, Spain explored and settled the coastal areas. To maintain communication, they developed a central highway, "El Camino Real" that connected a series of settlements called missions, that were used to subjugate the natives and convert them to Christianity. The missions were spaced one day's travel apart, and penetrated as far north as San Francisco. Most missions remain in existence, and many retain congregations. El Camino Real is the route of a major.
History of California/Temp - History of California/Temp Field of California poppies, circa 1910 The history of California is long and colorful. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Pre-European discovery 2 Spanish exploration 3 Spanish Settlement 4 Mexican rule 5 US anexation 6 Gold Rush and statehood 7 Civil War 8 Railroad 9 Twentieth Century 10 21st Century Politics Pre-European discovery Many indian tribes lived in California. They specialized by environment. No tribe developed agriculture or writing. California was a major source of trading beads, wampum, which were produced from mussel shells using stone tools. Spanish exploration In June 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo led an expidition in two ships from the west coast of New Spain (modern Mexico). At this time it was believed that Baja California was the southern part of.
Kern County, California - Kern County, California Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of California, north of Los Angeles County. As of 2000 its population is 661,645. The county seat is Bakersfield. The county has a large agricultural base and is a significant producer of energy. As well as oil and natural gas it is also noted for its mineral wealth, including gold and Kernite, which was discovered in 1926. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5.
Ventura County, California - Ventura County, California Ventura County is a county located on the U.S. state of California's Pacific coast, just northwest of Los Angeles. As of 2000 it had a population of 753,197. Its county seat is Ventura. This county is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Channel Islands National Park is located in the county. History Ventura County was formed from parts of Santa Barbara County in 1872. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,719 km² (2,208 mi²). 4,779 km² (1,845 mi²) of it is land and 940 km² (363 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 16.43% water. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 753,197 people, 243,234 households, and 182,911 families residing in the.
Kings County, California - Kings County, California Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of California, southeast of Fresno County. It is located in a rich agricultural region. As of 2000 the population was 129,461. The county seat is Hanford. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5.
Victorville, California - Victorville, California Victorville is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 64,029. Geography Victorville is located at 34°31'14" North, 117°20'40" West (34.520459, -117.344525)1. Victorville is located at the southern edge of the Mojave Desert, about 97 miles northeast of Los Angeles and 35 miles north of San Bernardino on Interstate 15. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 189.8 km² (73.3 mi²). 188.5 km² (72.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.71% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 64,029 people, 20,893 households, and 15,878 families residing in the city. The population.
Vista, California - Vista, California Vista is a city located in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 89,857. It was incorporated in 1963. Together with Oceanside and Carlsbad, it makes up the Tri-City area. Geography Vista is located at 33°11'37" North, 117°14'28" West (33.193549, -117.241140)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.4 km² (18.7 mi²). 48.4 km² (18.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Vista houses both the courthouse and the jail for northern San Diego County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 89,857 people, 28,877 households, and 20,791 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,857.3/km² (4,810.0/mi²). There.
Imperial County, California - Imperial County, California Imperial County is a county located in the far southeast of California, on the border with Arizona and Mexico. The 2000 population was 142,361. The county seat is El Centro. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5.
Inyo County, California - Inyo County, California Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. As of 2000 the county had a population of 17,945. The county seat is Independence. Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states, is located in the county. Death Valley National Park, the lowest point in the United States, is also located in the county. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5.
In Old California - In Old California In Old California is a Donald Duck comic strip story written by Carl Barks in May, 1951. On a tour through California, Donald and his nephews suffer a car accident. When they come to, they discover they have travelled to the California of 1848. Plot Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers Donald and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie are on a holiday in California, heading to Los Angeles, but decide to leave the highway to avoid the heavy traffic. They take a small narrow road that seems deserted and start discussing California's history while sight-seeing. Donald seems to believe that the turning point in California's history was the Californian Gold Rush. Donald gets momentarily distracted from keeping his eyes on the road and misses a.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Mormon History 1.1 First Vision 1.2 Translation of The Book of Mormon 2 Founding of the Church and Early Hostility 3 The Church in Ohio 4 The Church in Missouri 5 The Church in Illinois 5.3 The Assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith 5.4 Succession of Leadership Crisis in 1844 6 Migration to Utah and Colonization of the West (1846 to c. 1878) 7 Polygamy and Utah Statehood (c. 1878 to c. 1898) 8 Modernization and Americanization (c. 1898 to c. 1945) 8.5 The Codification of Mormon Doctrine 8.6 The Church and Evolution 8.7 The Church and Prohibition 8.8 The Church Welfare System 9 Global Growth and Internationalism (c. 1945.
History of the Internet - History of the Internet The earliest idea of a computer network intended to allow general communication between users of various computers was the ARPANET, the world's first packet switching network, which first went online in 1969. The Internet's roots lie within the ARPANET, which not only was the intellectual forerunner of the Internet, but was also initially the core network in the collection of networks in the Internet, as well as a important tool in developing the Internet (being used for communication between the groups working on internetworking research). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Motivation for the Internet 2 Early Internet Work 3 Growth 4 Commercialization and Privatization 5 Early applications 6 Standards and Control 7 World Wide Web 8 External Link Motivation for the Internet.
History of Wikipedia - History of Wikipedia Wikipedia had its origin in a conversation between two old Internet friends, Larry Sanger, editor-in-chief of Nupedia, and Ben Kovitz, a computer programmer and polymath, on the evening of January 2, 2001, in San Diego, California. Kovitz was a Portland Pattern Repository ("Ward's Wiki") regular at the time (and may still be). When Kovitz explained the basic wiki concept to Sanger over dinner, Sanger immediately saw that a wiki would be an excellent format whereby a more open, less formal encyclopedia project could be pursued. For months prior to this, Sanger and his boss, Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales, president and CEO of Bomis, Inc., had been discussing various ways to supplement Nupedia with a more open, complementary project. So it did not take much.
History of the Philippines - History of the Philippines Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Prehistoric Times 1.1 Holocene 1.2 The Sea-farers 1.3 Jar Burial 1.4 Trade items 1.5 Thalassocracies 2 Historic Times: Monday April 21 900 3 The Spanish Colonial Period 4 The Revolution 5 The American Period 6 The Commonwealth Era 7 The Japanese Conquest and World War II 8 Independent Republic of the Philippines 9 References 10 Footnote Prehistoric Times Main Article: Pre-colonial Philippines Various Austronesian groups settled in what is now the Philippine islands by traversing land bridges coming from Taiwan and Borneo by 200,000 BCE (late Pleistocene). The Cagayan valley of northern Luzon contains large stone tools as evidence for the hominid hunters of the big game of the time: the elephant-like stegodon, rhinoceros, crocodile, tortoise, pig.
History of Antarctica - History of Antarctica After splitting from Gondwana, Antarctica drifted slowly to its present position over the South Pole. It has been covered with ice since approximately the beginning of the Pliocene, about 5 million years ago. Captain James Cook and the crews of the Resolution and Adventure crossed the Antarctic Circle three times between 1772 and 1775, dispelling the myth of Terra Australis, although ice packs prevented him from seeing the continent itself. The first confirmed sighting of Antarctica can not be accurately attributed to one single person. It can, however, be narrowed down to three individuals. According to the National Science Foundation[1], US House of Representatives' Peter DeFazio[2], NASA[3] and the University of California San Diego[4] Fabian von Bellingshausen, a captain in the Russian Imperial.
History of baseball - History of baseball This article concerns the growth of the game in the US, with particular reference to the Major Leagues. See also: History of baseball outside the United States Negro League baseball Minor league baseball'' Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History of Baseball 1.1 Early History 1.2 Professionalism and the rise of the Major Leagues 1.3 The Dead Ball Era and the Black Sox 1.4 The Negro Leagues 1.5 The Bambino and the End of the Dead Ball Era 1.6 The War Years 1.7 Blacks return to the Major Leagues 1.8 Baseball Expands and Moves West 1.9 Pitching Dominance and Rules Changes 1.10 Players Assert Themselves 2 See Also 3 An Essential Reading List History of Baseball Early History The story of the origin of.
History of the United States - History of the United States This article at the top of the History of the United States series. Pre-Colonial America Colonial America (1493-1776) History of the United States (1776-1865) The coming of the Civil War The Civil War History of the United States (1865-1918) History of the United States (1918-1945) History of the United States (1945-1964) History of the United States (1964-1980) History of the United States (1980-present) Demographic history of the United States Military history of the United States Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Pre-Colonial America 2 Colonial America (1493-1776) 3 History of the United States (1776-1865) 4 History of the United States (1865-1918) 5 Interwar America and World War II 6 History of the United States (1945-1964) 7 History of the United States (1964-1980).
History of Missouri - History of Missouri 17th century In 1673, Father Jacques Marguette and Louis Jolliet sailed down the Mississippi river in canoes along the area that would later become Missouri. The two established that the Mississippi river ran all the way to the sea. In 1682, Robert Cavalier, Sieur de Salle took control of what was the Louisiana Territory for France. During this time until the 19th century with the building of the first railways in the Mississippi basin, the Mississippi system waterways were almost the only means of communication and transportation in this region. During the early years of French occupation, trade with the Indians was the only important industry and was carried on using birch canoes and a few pirogues. 18th Century By 1720 immigrants were.
History of the Jews in the United States (Colonial Era-1906) - History of the Jews in the United States (Colonial Era-1906) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Coming to the Americas 2 Arrival in North America 3 First Jewish settlers from Spain and Portugal 4 German Jewish settlers 5 Russian Immigration 6 In the cities and states 6.1 First Settlement 6.2 Asser Levy 7 Under English Rule 8 Shearith Israel 9 In the American Revolution 10 Up-State New York Settlements 11 Rhode Island 12 In New England 13 Maryland 14 Philadelphia 15 Mickvé Israel and Rodeph Shalom 16 In the Revolution 17 Jewish Company 18 Jacob de Cordova 19 Solomon Heydenfeldt 20 Characteristics of Congregations 21 3. Relation to the Federal Government: 22 Damascus Affair 23 Swiss Disabilities 24 Servia and Palestine 25 Russian Passports 26 Kishinef Petition.
History of rail transport - History of rail transport Railroads have a long history, including systems with man or horse power and rails of wood or stone. The first practical form of mechanized transport, railways had their start in England in the 1820s. They remained the only practical overland transport for well over 100 years. Wagonways were developed in Germany in the 1550s and the use of these tracks, consisting of wooden rails for horse-drawn wagons, spread across Europe. By the early 1700s, the wooden tracks and wheels were beginning to be replaced by iron, and these systems became known as tramways. Typically, the wheels ran in depressed grooves lined with metal plate. James Watt, a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, was responsible for improvements to the steam engine that caused.
