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Tag: California

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3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz

3rd June 2020
Tagged as: California, Culture, Jazz, Music, Rebellion, rock, Santa Cruz, Society, Teenagers, USA

Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Cruz banned rock and roll music at public gatherings.

Podcast

12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

12th May 2020
Tagged as: American West, California, Cannibalism, Donner Party, Great Salt Lake Desert, Hastings Cutoff, Oregon Trail, Pioneers, Sierra Nevada, United States, USA, Wagon Train, Westward Expansion

The Donner Party departed Independence, Missouri on their ill-fated journey to California.

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15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

15th May 2019
Tagged as: America, California, Culture, Fast Food, Food, Franchise, Globalisation, Restaurant, USA

Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

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