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Biola's former Los Angeles building: under construction (top) and complete in 1916 (bottom): It was demolished in 1988, after damage in a 1987 earthquake. [2]Biola University was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles by Lyman Stewart, president of the Union Oil Company of California; [3] Thomas C. Horton, a Presbyterian minister and author; and Augustus B. Prichard, also a ...
The California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was founded on July 2, 1947 by an act of the California legislature and opened for classes as Los Angeles State College (LASC) on the campus of Los Angeles City College. As president of LACC, P. Victor Peterson also became the acting president of the state college.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) [1] is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School which later evolved into San José State University .
The earthquake reportedly occurred in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, at 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor, which was recorded at a depth of nearly 6 miles ...
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Malibu, California, rocked the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A 2.8 magnitude aftershock was registered in ...
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage ...
In 1949, when Howard S. McDonald became president of both Los Angeles State College and Los Angeles City College, the state college upper division classes were being taught in borrowed spaces on the City College campus by mostly part-time faculty. He hired administrators to help him formally organize the colleges.
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Los Angeles region in California on Monday. Here's what we know and the reactions to the quake.