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  2. History of California - Wikipedia

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    The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...

  3. History of California (1900–present) - Wikipedia

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    California became an American cultural phenomenon; the idea of the "California Dream" as a portion of the larger American Dream of finding a better life drew 35 million new residents from the start to the end of the 20th century (1900–2010). [1] Silicon Valley became the world's center for computer innovation.

  4. Coachella - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 August 2024. American annual music and arts festival held in Indio, California This article is about the festival. For the city, see Coachella, California. For other uses, see Coachella (disambiguation). Coachella Coachella in 2018 Genre Rock, pop, indie, hip hop, electronic dance music Dates ...

  5. List of National Historic Landmarks in California - Wikipedia

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    The Abbey, Joaquin Miller House. More images. December 29, 1962. (#66000204) Oakland. 37°48′45″N 122°11′08″W  /  37.8125°N 122.1855°W  / 37.8125; -122.1855  (The Abbey, Joaquin Miller House) Alameda. Joaquin Miller, known as the "Poet of the Sierras", lived here from 1886 until his death in 1913.

  6. Hollister riot - Wikipedia

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    The Hollister riot, also known as the Hollister Invasion, [4] was an event that occurred at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)-sanctioned Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California, from July 3 to 6, 1947. More motorcyclists than expected flooded the small town to watch the annual rallies, as well as socialize and drink.

  7. La Conchita landslides - Wikipedia

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    La Conchita landslides. The town of La Conchita, California, experienced major landslides in 1995 and 2005. The latter landslide killed 10 people, and destroyed or damaged dozens of houses. The 2005 landslide occurred on part of a previous landslide that occurred in 1995. The historic slides are part of the larger Rincon Mountain slide, which ...

  8. Summer of Love - Wikipedia

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    The prelude to the Summer of Love was a celebration known as the Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967, [8] which was produced and organized by artist Michael Bowen. [9][10][11] It was at this event that Timothy Leary voiced his phrase, "turn on, tune in, drop out". [12] This phrase helped shape the entire hippie counterculture ...

  9. California gold rush - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [2] The sudden influx of gold into the money supply ...

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