The Constitutional Convention at Monterey adopts California’s Great Seal on October 2, 1849. The debate over the final design is lengthy. One senator thinks the…
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Stories about the arts in California
The day after Christmas, 1958, author, actor, recording artist, comedian and puppeteer Stan Freberg donates $1,000 in royalties from “Green Chri$tma$,” his satire on the…
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Brothers Walter Elias Disney and Roy Oliver Disney found Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio on October 16, 1923. The studio is in the rear of a…
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In September 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation (AB 2022; Chapt. 479, Stats of 2022) which requires the term “squaw” to be removed from all…
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In 1961, the Beach Boys receive their first paycheck for playing three songs at the Richie Valens Memorial Concert at the Long Beach Auditorium. Most…
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In 1890, the Pasadena Valley Hunt Club draws 2,000 locals for an event it sponsors to promote the city’s unique charms and climate modeled after…
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Growing up in Long Beach, Billie Jean King saves $8.29 in a Mason jar to buy her first tennis racquet, using nail polish to hold…
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That’s what Timothy Leary exhorts the crowd at the Human Be-In, a protest of sorts over a new law signed in October 1966 by Gov.…
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What’s supposed to be the West Coast’s Woodstock attracts 300,000 to the Altamont Speedway between Tracy and Livermore in the Bay Area on December 6,…
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Eager to control their professional destiny and pocket more of their profits, Hollywood box office icons Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin join with…
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