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Nov 22, 1535
california was explored by the spanish
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Nov 22, 1542
The Portuguese explorer, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, explores California
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Nov 22, 1545
The Europeans bring typhus to California and the epidemic kills hundreds of thousands of natives
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United States Declaration of Independence
1815 -
first 21 missions were established
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Russian fur traders establish Fort Ross
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The United States invades Mexico from the east starting the Mexican-American War won by the US on July 9, 1846
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James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's sawmill in Coloma which starts the Gold Rush
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The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery
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JFK got assassinated
