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Johnson, Sargent
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Sargent, 1888–1967, American sculptor, b. Boston. He moved to N California at age 18 and studied stulpture there. A member of California's New Negro Movement, Johnson was…California Map
California Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics U.S. Map…California Languages
The Question: I was doing a project on the state of California and I was wondering what the all the different languages spoken in California are? The Answer…California Chrome
California Chrome is the horse who won the first two legs of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown in 2014. A big chestnut stallion with a white blaze and feet — “chrome” in track parlance — California…The California Raisins
The California Raisins were a pop-culture hit of the 1980s, when they starred in a series of commercials for the California Raisin Board. The groovy, sunglasses-wearing Raisins were clay-animated by…Howard, Sidney Coe
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891–1939, American dramatist, b. Oakland, Calif., grad. Univ. of California, 1915, and studied under George Pierce Baker at Harvard. His first successful play was…Marshall, James Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, James Wilson, 1810–85, American pioneer, discoverer of gold in California, b. Hunterdon co., N.J. Migrating to California for his health, he arrived at Sutter's Fort (site of…Mission Indians
(Encyclopedia) Mission Indians, Native Americans of S and central California; so called because they were under the jurisdiction of some 21 Spanish missions that were established between 1769 and…Alarcón, Hernando de
(Encyclopedia) Alarcón, Hernando deAlarcón, Hernando deārnänˈdō dā älärkōnˈ [key], fl. 1540, Spanish explorer in the Southwest. He was given command of a fleet that was supposed to support the land…Lane, Franklin Knight
(Encyclopedia) Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864–1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913–20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San…Trending
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