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Buena Vista (Spanish for "Good View") is a census-designated place [3] in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m). It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Ione, [4] at . The community is in ZIP code 95640 and area code 209. The population was 429 at the 2010 census.
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.
July 7 U.S. Navy occupies Monterey, California. (A) Battle of Yerba Buena: July 10 U.S. Navy occupies Yerba Buena (present-day San Francisco, California). (A) Occupation of Camargo, Tamaulipas. July 14 — (A) Capture of Santa Fe: August 18 Kearny occupies Santa Fe, New Mexico. (A) Battle of Monterrey [1] September 21–23
4th of July traditions: Fireworks, barbecues, and more. Many modern Independence Day traditions stem from America’s early independence celebrations.
Buena Vista formerly had a post office by the same name, [5] which existed from 1866 to 1935. [2] At the top of a steep hill to the north of town the Buena Vista cemetery includes graves dating back to the 1800s. The Buena Vista Store burned to the ground around 1970 and the I.O.O.F hall burned to the ground in the mid-1990s.
Buena Vista personnel received multiple honors at the end of the 1973 season, including the following: Guard Joe Kotval, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound senior, was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1973 Little All-America college football team. It was Kotval's second consecutive year winning All-America honors. [13] [14]
Multiple Chicago suburbs canceled their Fourth of July celebrations after the shooting. [71] [72] [73] Six Flags Great America in Gurnee continued operating but canceled its fireworks show. [72] The Chicago White Sox announced they would continue to play their baseball game against the Minnesota Twins but canceled their fireworks show. [74]
The sound of Havana is coming to Broadway. Nearly 30 years after the Grammy-winning album Buena Vista Social Club became a critical and commercial success, a new musical inspired by the making of ...