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<text id=93AT0167>
<title>
California--History
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--United States Directory
California
</history>
<article>
<source>Compact</source>
<hdr>
History
</hdr>
<body>
<p> 1542
</p>
<p> Spanish explorer Joao Cabrillo was the first European to sail
into San Diego Bay.
</p>
<p> 1579
</p>
<p> Englishman Francis Drake explores the waters of San Francisco
Bay.
</p>
<p> 1769-1772
</p>
<p> The first Spanish missions were settled in Southern California
by Franciscan Father Junipero Serra.
</p>
<p> 1842
</p>
<p> California was declared an independent republic.
</p>
<p> 1848
</p>
<p> Mexico ceded California to the U.S. with the Treaty of
Guadalupe, and the start of the gold rush began with the
discovery at Sutter's Mill. Nearly 100,000 pioneers seeking
their fortunes settled in California.
</p>
<p> 1850
</p>
<p> California is admitted to the Union as the 31st state.
</p>
<p> 1902
</p>
<p> The Great San Francisco Earthquake rocked the city, destroying
most of the downtown area.
</p>
<p>Source: State of California.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>