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Santa Cruz. 37°00′38″N 122°02′38″W. / 37.0106°N 122.044°W / 37.0106; -122.044 ( California Powder Works Bridge) Santa Cruz. A 1872 covered bridge that is one of the best-preserved national examples of the Smith truss design.
Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler. Paula Abdul – dancer ( American Idol) Abby Abinanti – California’s first Native American female lawyer. Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist. Ansel Adams – photographer. Davante Adams – NFL wide receiver. Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer.
The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and ...
1932 [3] Designated SDHL. February 29, 1968 [4] El Presidio Real de San Diego ( Royal Presidio of San Diego) is a historic fort in San Diego, California. It was established on May 14, 1769, by Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land exploration of Alta California —at that time an unexplored northwestern frontier area of New Spain.
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Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast ( 1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California. While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley ...
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Google's birthday was actually on September 7, which is the day when the company was incorporated, but since 2005 they changed the date to September 27. Today in History: Birthday of the Google ...