Vista, California - Vista, California Vista is a city located in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 89,857. It was incorporated in 1963. Together with Oceanside and Carlsbad, it makes up the Tri-City area. Geography Vista is located at 33°11'37" North, 117°14'28" West (33.193549, -117.241140)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.4 km² (18.7 mi²). 48.4 km² (18.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Vista houses both the courthouse and the jail for northern San Diego County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 89,857 people, 28,877 households, and 20,791 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,857.3/km² (4,810.0/mi²). There.
History of California - History of California Field of California poppies, circa 1910 The history of California is long and colorful. Many indian tribes lived in California. They specialized by environment. No tribe developed agriculture or writing. California was a major source of trading beads, wampum, which were produced from mussel shells using stone tools. In the 1600s, Spain explored and settled the coastal areas. To maintain communication, they developed a central highway, "El Camino Real" that connected a series of settlements called missions, that were used to subjugate the natives and convert them to Christianity. The missions were spaced one day's travel apart, and penetrated as far north as San Francisco. Most missions remain in existence, and many retain congregations. El Camino Real is the route of a major highway,.
History of California/Temp - History of California/Temp Field of California poppies, circa 1910 The history of California is long and colorful. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Pre-European discovery 2 Spanish exploration 3 Spanish Settlement 4 Mexican rule 5 US anexation 6 Gold Rush and statehood 7 Civil War 8 Railroad 9 Twentieth Century 10 21st Century Politics Pre-European discovery Many indian tribes lived in California. They specialized by environment. No tribe developed agriculture or writing. California was a major source of trading beads, wampum, which were produced from mussel shells using stone tools. Spanish exploration In June 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo led an expidition in two ships from the west coast of New Spain (modern Mexico). At this time it was believed that Baja California was the southern part of the.
Huntington Beach, California - Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach, sometimes called Surf City, is a seaside city in Orange County, in southern California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 189,594. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the south, by Seal Beach on the north-west, by Newport Beach on the southwest, and by Garden Grove and Fountain Valley on the north. It is famous for its long beautiful beach, mild climate, and excellent surfing. The waves are a unique natural effect caused by edge-diffraction of ocean swells by the island of Catalina. Huntington Beach incorporated in 1909 under its first mayor, Ed Manning. It has one of the oldest high schools in Southern California, built in 1926. Its team, the Oilers, are named after the.
Geography of California - Geography of California The geography of California is defined by its central feature--the Central Valley, a huge, fertile valley between the coastal mountain ranges and the Sierra Nevada to the east. In the North, the Central Valley is bounded by the Cascade Range, a rugged volcanic pinewood wilderness that extends into Oregon and the Klamath Mountains, a range of mountains in the northwest corner of the state. The northern part of the Central Valley is called the Sacramento Valley, after its river, and the southern part is called the San Joaquin Valley (pronounced "san wahkeen"), after its river. The whole Central Valley is watered by mountain-fed rivers (notably the San Joaquin, Kings, and Sacramento) that drain to the San Francisco Bay. The rivers are sufficiently large and.
Fairfield, California - Fairfield, California Fairfield is located in Northern California near San Francisco and Sacramento. Fairfield, founded in 1859 by Captain Robert H. Waterman, is the home of Travis Air Force Base, and has a total population of 96,178 as of the 2000 census. It shares a border with its sister city, Suisun City. Other nearby cities include Vacaville and Vallejo. Fairfield is the county seat of Solano County. Geography Fairfield is located at 38°15'28" North, 122°3'15" West (38.257763, -122.054256)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 97.6 km² (37.7 mi²). 97.5 km² (37.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.05% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there.
Yolo County, California - Yolo County, California Yolo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. Woodland is the county seat. As of the 2000 census, Yolo County had a population of 168,660, and notwithstanding the presence of the University of California, Davis in its midst and the state capital in the neighboring county of Sacramento, Yolo County remains a relatively rural agricultural area, home to the multi-billion dollar California tomato industry, which dominates 90% of the tomato market in the United States. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Government 4 Demographics 5 Cities and towns 6.
Encinitas, California - Encinitas, California Encinitas is a coastal city located in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,014. It is located about 40 km (25 mi) north of San Diego, and about 150 km (95 mi) south of Los Angeles. The city was incorporated in 1986 from the towns of Old Encinitas, Leucadia, Cardiff-by-the-Sea and Olivenhain. These communities retain their identities, and their distinctive flavors. The climate is very mild. Average daily high temperature is 72 degF. Temperatures below 40 degF and above 85 degF are rare. Average rainfall is about 25cm (10 in.) per year. The largest single industry is the growing of ornamental flowers. Geography Encinitas is located at 33°2'40" North, 117°16'18" West (33.044442, -117.271694)1. According.
Dorris, California - Dorris, California Dorris is a city located in Siskiyou County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 886. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Links 4 Photos Geography Dorris is located at 41°57'54" North, 121°55'8" West (41.965075, -121.918967)1. Dorris is located in the Butte Valley of Northern California between Mt. Shasta and the Oregon Border on Hwy 97. It is home to the country's tallest flagpole west of the Mississippi. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 886 people, 342 households, and.
USS California (CGN-36) - USS California (CGN-36) History of USS CALIFORNIA: (from http://navysite.de/cg/cgn36.htm) The keel was laid for the"Golden Grizzly" on January 23, 1970 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Va. She was launched on September 22, 1971 with a "near miss" of the champagne bottle by First Lady Mrs. Richard M. Nixon. The USS CALIFORNIA was commissioned on February 16, 1974 at Pier 12 of the Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. For ten years, USS CALIFORNIA, the sixth ship to bear the name, steamed the Atlantic and Indian Oceans as well as the Mediterranean Sea from this homeport, serving three times with the Sixth Fleet and twice with the Seventh Fleet. Her first Mediterranean Cruise was from July 1976 to February 1977. In the summer of.
Davis, California - Davis, California Davis is a city located in Yolo County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,308 (46,209 in 1990). Davis is well known in the state of California as being a socially and environmentally conscious university town. It is located in the Sacramento Valley. Elevation: 50 feet History Davis grew around a Southern Pacific Railroad depot which was built in 1868. At that time it was known as "Davisville" (named for Jerome C. Davis - a prominent local farmer). However, the post office at Davisville shortened the town name to simply "Davis" in 1907. The name stuck, and the city of Davis was incorporated in March of 1917. From its inception as a farming community, Davis has been known.
Karelia (disambiguation) - - a historical province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Northern Karelia - an administrative region in Finland Southern Karelia - an administrative region in Finland Republic of Karelia - an autonomous republic in Russia (Eastern Karelia) Karelo-Finnish SSR - a Soviet Republic (1940-1956) Karelian language - a Finno-Ugric language Karelia Suite of classical music by Jean Sibelius Karelia Software, LLC - software company with a headquarters in Alameda, California, that claims to pioneer the desktop web application market. This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Venus (planet) - temperature of Venus, as given by NASA, is 464°C. The minimal value of the temperature, listed in the table, refers to cloud tops - on surface the temperature is never below 400°C. Surface features Venus has slow retrograde rotation, meaning it rotates from east to west instead of west to east as all other known planets in the solar system do. It is not known for sure why Venus is different in this manner, although it may be the result of a collision with a very large asteroid at some time in the distant past. In addition to this unusual retrograde rotation, the periods of Venus's rotation and of its orbit are synchronized in such a way that it always presents the same face toward Earth when the two planets are.
Kathy Tyers - born on July 21, 1952 in Long Beach, California. She is noted for writing science fiction and has also written a travel book and recorded two folk music CDss with her husband Mark. They currently live in Montana. Tyers graduated from Montana State University with a degree in macrobiology and, after marrying Mark, became certified to teach K-12. When her church opened a private school, she took over teaching the lower grades. In 1979, she retired from teaching to start a family; their son Matthew was born in 1981, and she began writing in earnest two years later. Bibliography of Kathy Tyers: Leave Her, Johnny (1986 CD) Firebird (1987, revised 1999) Fusion Fire (1988, revised 2000) The Very Best Dreams (1988 CD) Crystal Witness (1989) Exploring the Northern Rockies (1991, travel).
Kit Carson - on an expedition to map the western trails to the Pacific Ocean. Descriptions in Fremont's popular report of his expeditions made Kit Carson famous. He fought against the Mexicans in California in the 1840s, and played a part in the Civil War. When civil war erupted in April of 1861, Kit Carson resigned his post as federal Indian agent for Northern New Mexico and offered to help organize the New Mexico volunteer infantry. Although the territory of New Mexico officially allowed slavery, geography and economics made the institution so impractical that there were only a handful of slaves within its boundaries. The territorial government and the leaders of opinion all threw their support to the Union. Overall command of Union forces in the Department of New Mexico fell to Colonel Edward.
January 1 - Bronx 1880 - Construction of the Panama Canal begins 1883 - USS Enterprise (1874) decommissioned 1885 - The Montgolfier brothers cross the English Channel 1887 - Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India at the first Imperial Assemblage (Durbar) in Delhi. 1888 - Elias Disney marries Flora Call 1892 - Ellis Island opens to begin accepting immigrants to the United States 1893 - Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar 1897 - Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City 1899 - End of Spanish rule in Cuba. 1899 - Queens and Staten Island merge with New York City 1901 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate 1901 - Establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia (Federation). 1902 - The first Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California 1905 - USS Chicago (1885) relieves.
January 30 - first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. 1820 - Edward Bransfield discovers Antarctica. 1835 - Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol -- first assassination attempt against a President. 1847 - Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco. 1862 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. 1900 - United Kingdom forces fighting Boers in South Africa ask for reinforcements. 1911 - The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba. 1913 - House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill. 1925 - Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul. 1933 - Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von.
January 18 - a jazz concert; the performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden. 1958 - Willie O'Ree, the first African American National Hockey League player, make his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins. 1964 - The Beatles appear on the Billboard magazine charts for the first time 1967 - Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life in prison. 1975 - The Jeffersons debuts on CBS. 1977 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious "legionnaire's disease." 1977 - Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney killing 83. 1978 - The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of.
James L. Jones - completion of The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia, in October 1967, he was ordered to the Republic of Vietnam, where he served as a Platoon and Company Commander with Company G, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines. While overseas, he was promoted to First Lieutenant in June 1968. Returning to the United States in December 1968, General Jones was assigned to Camp Pendleton, California, where he served as a Company Commander until May 1970. He then received orders to Marine Barracks, Washington, DC, for duties as a Company Commander, serving in this assignment until July 1973. He was promoted to Captain in December 1970. From July 1973 until June 1974, he was a student at the Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, Virginia. In November 1974, he received orders to report to the 3d Marine Division.
January 2003 - departments effected by its creation in the United States Government will continue for some time. This represents the largest reorganization of the United States Government since the creation of the United States Department of Defense during World War II. January 22, 2003 The RIAA, a music industry lobbying group, announces that Hilary Rosen will step down as head of the organization at the end of 2003. Rosen achieved notoriety on the Internet for her prolific efforts to halt the spread of copyrighted mp3 recordings on peer to peer file sharing networks such as Napster and Kazaa. Reports indicate that the members of the RIAA are unhappy with Rosen's nearly total failure to achieve this goal. [1] Elections for the Tweede Kamer, the main chamber of parliament of The Netherlands. The PvdA.
