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The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.
Los Angeles – city also known as LA or simply "The City of Angels," that has a rich history dating back to the 1780s. The area was first settled by Spanish colonizers, who named it "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula," which translates to "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the ...
Beverly Hills incorporated in Los Angeles County. [16] 1915 Universal Studios begins operating. [16] San Fernando Valley becomes part of City of Los Angeles. [31] Breed Street Synagogue active. Japan-Los Angeles steamship begins operating. [16] Area of city: 288 square miles. [37] 1916 Westgate becomes part of City of Los Angeles. [31]
Los Angeles County was one of the original counties established at the time of statehood. The eastern part of the original county was set aside in 1853 as San Bernardino County . In 1866 Kern County was established with land that had previously been assigned to Tulare and Los Angeles Counties.
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors condemns the Zoot Suit Riots that targeted Latino, African American and Filipino youths 80 years ago.
In 1886 he returned to the LACWC, and in October became a naturalized American citizen. At the end of the year he was made the superintendent of the LACWC. In 1898, the Los Angeles city government decided not to renew the contract with the LACWC. Four years later, the Los Angeles Water Department was established with Mulholland as its ...
11:52 a.m. Los Angeles County sent the first evacuation orders to a swath of the Palisades: "LEAVE NOW." Around noon. More than 7,500 miles away in Accra, Ghana, where it was around 8 p.m., Los ...
The B'nai B'rith Lodge on South Union Avenue in Westlake served as a hub for the Jewish community and later as the heart of the labor movement in L.A. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)