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Present-day Baja California of Mexico was misrepresented in early maps as an island.This example c. 1650. Restored. The first European explorers, flying the flags of Spain and of England, sailed along the coast of California from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century, but no European settlements were established.
1920s California elections (9 C) S. 1920s in sports in California (10 C) Pages in category "1920s in California" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 ...
Material Dreams: Southern California through the 1920s. (1990) Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California. (1996) The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s. (1997) Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940–1950. (2003) Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950–1963. (2011)
In 1920, oil production in California had expanded to 77 million barrels. [17] Between 1920 and 1930, new oil fields across southern California were being discovered with regularity, including Huntington Beach in 1920, Long Beach and Santa Fe Springs in 1921, and Dominguez in 1923. [ 17 ]
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 ...
1920 Population: 576,673 city; [39] 936,455 county. Douglas Aircraft Company in business in nearby Santa Monica. [1] 1921 May 2: the Los Angeles Steamship Company starts their five times per week overnight passenger and freight service to San Francisco; Hollywood Legion Stadium opens. [1] Hollywood Masonic Temple and Hollyhock House (residence ...
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On September 12, 1870, the Southern California Colony Association of Jurupa was formed, and on September 14 they purchased much of the Silk Association's land and water rights. Initially the new colony was referred to as Jurupa, for the name of the original Rancho that occupied the area, but the Colony Association formally adopted the name ...