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Berkeley, a Look Back: Fires threaten to destroy entire business block, plant
1+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) The El Granada Apartments still stands at the southeast corner of Telegraph and Bancroft. That same evening, an explosion caused a large fire at the Steel Pipe and Tank Company, at Fourth and Harrison streets and, "for half an hour…...
Today in History: June 16, Donald Trump launches presidential campaign
1+ week, 3+ day ago (336+ words) Today is Tuesday, June 16, the 167th day of 2026. There are 198 days left in the year. On June 16, 2015, real estate mogul Donald Trump launched his successful campaign for the presidency of the United States with a speech at Trump Tower in Manhattan....
Los Altos History Museum reflects on America's 250th anniversary
1+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, many Americans may feel conflicted about the state of the nation. Los Altos History Museuminvites visitors to reflect on the country's past and imagine its future through a…...
Berkeley, a Look Back: UC regents OK naval training program in 1926
2+ week, 3+ day ago (618+ words) A century ago in early June 1926, the University of California's Board of Regents voted to approve creation of a Naval Training Corps program on UC Berkeley's campus. This would make Berkeley one of only about a dozen colleges in the…...
Today in History: June 8, dystopian novel "1984" is first published
2+ week, 4+ day ago (367+ words) Today is Monday, June 8, the 159th day of 2026. There are 206 days left in the year. On June 8, 1949, George Orwell's novel "1984" was first published. In 1789, in an address to the U. S. House of Representatives, James Madison proposed amending the Constitution to include a…...
Berkeley, a Look Back: Cornerstone laid for westside post office in 1926
3+ week, 3+ day ago (420+ words) A century ago, a ceremony was held June 7, 1926, to lay the cornerstone for the West Berkeley post office, according to the Berkeley Daily Gazette. "The structure is a one-story affair, with about 2, 200 feet floor space and besides the post office…...
Today in History: May 30, 10 killed in clash between striking steelworkers and police
3+ week, 6+ day ago (324+ words) Today is Saturday, May 30, the 150th day of 2026. There are 215 days left in the year. On May 30, 1937, 10 people were killed when police fired on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago. In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a…...
Educators look to nonprofit archive to keep Filipino-American history alive
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1267+ words) Growing up in the Bay Area, Wayne Jopanda rarely learned about Filipino-American history in school. An encounter a decade ago changed all that. Now, at San Jose State University, he is looking to expand that knowledge for others. As an…...
Bay Area historian behind latest biography on Filipino boxing champion
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (804+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " In 1923, Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo put the Philippines on a global stage when he became the first Asian to win the World Flyweight Championship. Dr. Bernard James Remollino, associate professor of Asian American and Pacific American History at…...
Today in History: May 15, first Mc Donald's opens in California
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Today is Friday, May 15, the 135th day of 2026. There are 230 days left in the year. On May 15, 1940, brothers Richard and Maurice Mc Donald opened the first Mc Donald's fast-food restaurant, in San Bernardino, California. In 1800, President John Adams ordered government offices…...