Chronology of California

Prehistory

Since at least - 13.000 years: California is inhabited by the man. The remainders of the Arlington Springs Man go back to this time.

1542 : The Portuguese João Rodrigues Cabrilho discovers and explores the Alta California , which corresponds to the Actual position. It reaches the Baie of San Diego the September 28th 1542.
1543 : Died of Cabrilho. Bartolomé Ferrelo takes the command of forwarding. It reaches the California of north and perhaps even the Oregon.
1579 : Francis Drake reaches the Californian coast. He asserts the area under the name of Nova Albion in the honor of the queen Elisabeth Ire.
1602 : Sebastián Vizcaíno cartography all the coast until the Bay of Monterey.
1610 : The first forwarding of Divided into volumes Cardova.
1632 : Forwarding of Francisco Ortega.
1636 : The second forwarding of Divided into volumes Cardova.
1642 : Forwarding of Shine Cestin de Canas.
1644 : Forwarding To carry Casanate there.
1667 : Forwarding of Bernal de Pinadero.
1683 : Forwarding of Ysidro Otondo.

1770 : Return of forwarding to San Diego. Junípero Serra founds the Mission San Carlos Borromeo. Creation of the Presidio de Monterey.
1776 :

1777 : Creation of the pueblo of San Jose.
1778 : James Cook draws up the chart of the coast of California.
1781 : Revolt Yuma in San Diego against the Spanish colonists. Foundation of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina of Los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula , current the Los Angeles.
1782 : Creation of the Presidio de Santa Barbara.
1786 : The French Jean-François de Lapérouse directs an scientific exhibition ordered by Louis XVI of France.
1794 : California counts nine missions.
1797 : Foundation of Villa of Branciforte (current Santa Cruz).
1819 : The signature of the Treaty of Adams-Onís makes parallel 42ème the northern border of California.
1821 : California counts twenty missions.

June 15th: Revolt " Bear Flag" and creation of the Republic of California to Sonoma by American colonists, following the declaration of the américano-Mexican War.
June 23rd: John Charles Frémont arrives with his troops at Sonoma and takes the command of the two forces.
July 7th: John Drake Sloat orders with its naval forces to occupy Yerba Buena (San Francisco).
July 15th: Robert Field Stockton takes the command of the fleet.
August 13rd: The forces of Stockton arrive at Los Angeles without apparent resistance on behalf of Californios.
October 7th with the October 9th: Battle of Dominguez Rancho in Rancho San Pedro between Californios and the Americans.
December 6th: The Battle of San Pasqual takes place close to San Diego.

January 8th: Battle of Rio San Gabriel.
January 9th: Battle of Mesa. She sees the end of the resistance of Californios towards the forces of the the United States.
January 13rd: The signature of the Treaty of Cahuenga puts an end to the hostilities.

January 24th: James W. Marshall discovers Or in Sutter' S Mill. Beginning of the Gold rush in California.
February 2nd (signature) - > May 19th (ratification by the Mexico) With the Treated of Guadeloupe Hidalgo, the entirety of the Californian territory becomes between in the American Union.

September 9th: California becomes a State of the United States thanks to the Compromis of 1850.

1854 : Sacramento becomes the capital of the State.
1868 : The treaty of Burlingame restricts Chinese immigration.
1869 : Arrival of the First transcontinental railroad with Sacramento.
1872 : Earthquake of Lone Fucks.
1879 (May 7th): Ratification of the current constitution.
1882 : Chinese Exclusion Act.
1889 : The Great Fire off 1889 takes place during the last week of September. It burns approximately 3.200 km ² counties of San Diego and Orange. It is more the big fire noted in the State.

1906 : A earthquake takes place with San Francisco and destroyed more than 80% of the city.
1913 : Signature of the Alien Land Act . The first Aqueduc of Los Angeles is completed.
1953 : Completion of the 110 Freeway, the first highway of the American West, with Los Angeles.
1955 : Opening of Disneyland to Anaheim.
1960 : Adoption of the Master Plan for Higher Education .
1965 : (Of the 11 to the August 16th): beginning of the riots of Watts in Los Angeles.
1967 : Summer off Coils in San Francisco.
1970 : (September 26th): the Laguna Fire destroys the communities of Harbison Canyon and Crest, in the Comté of San Diego; 710 km ² of grounds and 382 houses. It causes the death of eight people.
1989 : (October 17th): Earthquake of Loma Prieta.
1992 : (of the April 29th to the May 4th): Riots of 1992 in Los Angeles.

Of the October 25th at the end of October: the Old Fire causes the death of six individuals, destroyed 369.4 km ² of the territory and 993 houses. He threatens San Bernardino and several other communities, 80.000 people evacuate their houses.
November: The state of emergency is raised. A Recall election sees the arrival at the post of governor of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

August 30th: Arnold Schwarzenegger sign an agreement with the Parliament of California to decrease the production of Gas to greenhouse effect.
Of the 26 to the October 30th, a criminal Fire, the Esperanza Fire , costs the life five firemen, destroyed approximately 158 km ² of Chaparral in the Comté of Riverside, like 34 houses and 20 other buildings.

From January 12th to 18th: A cold wave crosses California. The Governor declares the state of emergency in several areas because of the damage which the cold causes on the cultures, especially on the level of the Agrume S. an important effect on the prices of these products is envisaged. Records of temperature take place in the county of Orange, with -3.89°C with Yorba Linda. For the first time since the Years 1980, Downtown Los Angeles goes down under the 3 degrees Celsius.

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