Mosquitoes and the weather is the chief topic, according to the Associated Press, as mayors in New Jersey and California inaugurate coast-to-coast direct dialing on…
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Alexander and Abby Clifton Fisher come to San Francisco in 1877. In 1879, Abby Fisher is presented the highest award at the State Fair in…
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Margaret “Maggie” Yee grows up dreaming of being a pilot like Amelia Earhart. She becomes one of only two Chinese American WASPs, serving in WWII.
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In 1908, Sacramento becomes the first public library in the state to offer free access to all county residents. This is the beginning of California’s…
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As the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, one of many dialects of the Yokuts tribal group of the San Joaquin Valley, Marie Wilcox decides to…
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Emily Pitts Stevens occupies a hallowed position in the pantheon of early suffrage advocates in California. As a 25-year-old teacher of night classes for working women…
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On October 24, 1884, Marietta Stow declares her candidacy for vice president of the United States on the Equal Rights Party ticket, during a speech…
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In 1961, José Sarria runs for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and becomes the first openly gay candidate to run for…
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Baldassare Forestiere, born July 8, 1879, leaves his home in Sicily as a young man and immigrates to the United States where he works as…
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Miriam Matthews, often referred to as the “Dean of Los Angeles Black History,” is the first African American librarian in California. She’s hired as a…
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