Polk’s speech was intended to warn Congress about the risks of inflation, labor shortages, and the potential for disorder on the West Coast, but only served to fuel the Gold Rush.
In the wake of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, and the killing of unarmed black teen Matthew Johnson by police the following year, the two men established the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Ishi, believed to be the last surviving member of the indigenous Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in California.
The Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, began in California’s Salinas Valley.
The Hollywood Bowl opened in Bolton Canyon near Los Angeles.
The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was measured at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California.
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Cruz banned rock and roll music at public gatherings.
The Donner Party departed Independence, Missouri on their ill-fated journey to California.
Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
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