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Horace Bell, born on December 11, 1830 in Indiana, was a prominent figure in the history of the city of Los Angeles, CA. [169] He dedicated his life to public service as a lawyer, ranger, author, and soldier. [170] Bell wrote a book called Reminiscences of a Ranger, where he captures his experiences during the early days of Los Angeles. [171]
William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, ... so they altered the phrase to "los catruches" and ultimately to "los catrachos".
Walker was born in Kearny, New Jersey. [1] As an undergraduate, he studied Architecture and Political Science at the University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [3] He received an M.A. in Latin American Studies from UCLA in 1969. [3] Walker joined the Foreign Service in 1961. [4]
William Erwin Walker, also known as Erwin M. Walker and Machine Gun Walker (born Erwin Mathias Walker; October 6, 1917− October 7, 2008), [2] was an American police employee and United States Army World War II veteran, known for having committed several thefts, burglaries, and shootouts with police in Los Angeles County, California, in 1945 and 1946, one of which resulted in a fatality.
Nicole Heaston and Norman Garrett in L.A. Opera's production of composer William Grant Still's "Highway 1, USA" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Christian Walker homered twice, including a two-run drive in the 10th inning that gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a bee-delayed 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. “It was weird ...
The Filibuster War, otherwise referred to as the Walker affair, or The National Campaign of 1856 and 1857 [a] in Costa Rica, [7] [8] was a military conflict between filibustering multinational troops stationed in Nicaragua and a coalition of Central American armies.
An independent journalist and prominent police critics were among dozens detained at UCLA — raising objections from legal experts and press organizations.