One of those little-known California holidays, California Citizenship Day was proclaimed by Governor Pat Brown in 1965 as “an appropriate time for the reaffirmation of and rededication to, the high ideals, rights and traditions of citizenship, both in California and the nation.” The resolution, from the book The Original Constitution of the State of California; […]
Bear Flag Revolt
Just a FYI for you. The history of the California Bear flag is this; in 1846, soldiers captured Mexico’s military commander for northern California and proclaimed an independent nation, the California Republic. The new republic lasted a few weeks until the land was captured by American forces at the start of Mexican-American War. The original […]
What We Fight For
While reading History of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. II by J.B. Bury, I found an interesting story. In 546 AD, the Goths (led by Totila) captured the city of Rome. Not wanting to dedicate the resources required to hold the city (which would require leaving behind a fair part of his forces), Totila planned to […]
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