This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: What Did Burbank Do?.IntroductionLuther Burbank was a pioneer
Last Mexican Stronghold at Los Angeles Falls
The Rio San Gabriel, at the spot where this action was fought, is about one hundred yards wide, the current about knee-deep, flowing over a quicksand
Battle in the Valley of the San Pasqual
One thrust of the saber is worth a dozen cuts; and depend upon them more than upon the carbines and rifles."California Acquired by the United
Mexicans Capture Santa Barbara
They next built fires about him and burned him out; but in doing so they did not capture or injure him, and he pushed through the mountains for
Stars and Stripes Replaces Bear and Star
. . . the strength of his opponent, and the temper of the people among whom he moved are taken into consideration, may well be ranked as one of the
California Acquired by the United States
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Fremont Declares California Independent of Mexico.IntroductionAt the
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 – 5
Today's installment concludes San Francisco Earthquake of 1906,the name of our combined selection by Jack London and Herman Scheffauer. The
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 – 4
The stony pales of exclusive society have been broken down by a common suffering and a common sympathy.Continuing San Francisco Earthquake of
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 – 3
San Francisco lay like the crater of a volcano, around which were camped tens of thousands of refugees.Continuing San Francisco Earthquake of