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California's population in 1940 was 6,907,387 and by 1950 it had grown to 10,586,223, a 53.3% increase. [4] California received one eighth of all war orders. With the manpower shortage many women entered the workforce in manufacturing and other jobs held by men in the past.
After 1900, California continued to grow rapidly and soon became an agricultural and industrial power. The economy was widely based on specialty agriculture, oil, tourism, shipping, film, and after 1940 advanced technology such as aerospace and electronics industries – along with a significant military presence.
W. Wilmington Boat Works; Allen Field, California; Athlone Auxiliary Field; California World War II Army airfields; Campbell Auxiliary Field; Capitola Airport
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. / ... Pages in category "1940 in California"
The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to a rumored attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan and the subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late 24 February to early 25 February 1942, over Los Angeles, California.
May 23: On the advice of the territory's deputy, José Carrillo, Los Angeles, is given the title of Ciudad and was declared the capital of the Alta California Territory by the Mexican Congress. [1] The de facto capital remained in Monterey until decades later and the decision furthered political tensions in the territory.
In April 1949, reporter Stan Chambers covered the Kathy Fiscus tragedy for KTLA.. Kathryn Anne Fiscus (August 21, 1945 – April 8, 1949) was a three-year-old girl who died after falling into a well in San Marino, California.
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