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Timeline (Page 2)
1900's
(1900)
Oil discovered along Kern River
(1906)
San Francisco earthquake killed more than 3,000, left 225,000 homeless
(1910)
Angel Island opened, entry point to U. S. for immigrants
(1911)
Women won right to vote
(1928)
California Hockey League created
(1928)
Great Highway and Ocean Beach Esplanade in San Francisco completed
(1933)
Long Beach earthquake caused widespread damage throughout southern California; Alcatraz made a prison
(1934)
Bloody Thursday riots took place in San Francisco
(1936)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened
(1936)
Golden Gate Bridge completed
(1936)
Parker Dam completed
(1942)
Japanese Americans relocated to U.S. concentration camps; Japanese submarine shelled an oil field near Goleta.
(1945)
United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco
(1952)
Bakersfield hit by earthquake, caused over $50 million in property damage
(1969)
Native Americans occupied Alcatraz Island
(1969)
Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk shot and killed
(1989)
7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Bay Area
(1992)
California became first state to elect two women to U.S. Senate - Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein
2000's
(2000)
Electricity crisis caused blackouts and large rate increases
(2002)
Angels won first World Series championship
(2003)
Governor Davis recalled; Arnold Schwarzenegger elected
(2004)
Former President, Ronald Reagan, died at age 93
(2006)
Former President, Gerald Ford, died at age 93
(2007)
Wildfires forced evacuation of over half million residents, 400,000 acres burned, 1,300 homes destroyed
(2008)
Two-train collision killed 25, injured over 130
(2011)
Jerry Brown sworn in as new governor, served as governer from 1975 to 1983
(2011)
Massive power cut caused blackouts in California, Arizona and Mexico, over 5 million people affected
(2011)
New law enacted allowing illegal immigrants to receive state aid for college
(2011)
Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, died
(2011)
Anti-corporate greed demonstrators shut down Port of Oakland
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