History of California, by period in the
United States of America of the
state of California •
Bibliography of California history •
Prehistory of California •
Indigenous peoples •
Arlington Springs Man •
Population of Native California •
Traditional narratives (Native California) •
History of California through 1899 •
List of pre-statehood governors of California •
El Presidio Reál de San Diego established May 14, 1769 •
Spanish colony of
Provincia de Las Californias, June 3, 1770, to March 26, 1804 •
El Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey established June 3, 1770 •
El Presidio Reál de San Francisco de Asis established September 17, 1776 •
El Presidio Reál de Santa Barbara established April 21, 1782 •
Spanish missions in California •
Ranchos of California •
History of slavery in California •
Mission Indians •
California mission clash of cultures •
Spanish colony of
Alta California, March 26, 1804, to August 24, 1821 •
Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819 •
Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810, to August 24, 1821 •
Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821 •
Mexican territory of
Alta California, August 24, 1821, to December 15, 1835 •
Constitution of Mexico of 1824 •
Centralist Mexican department of Las Californias, December 15, 1835, to February 2, 1848 •
California Trail, 1841–1869 •
Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846, to February 2, 1848 •
Conquest of California •
California Republic, 1846 •
California Battalion • U.S.
Military Province of California, 1846–1849 •
California Gold Rush, 1848–1855 •
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848 • U.S.
Provisional Government of California, 1849–1850 •
State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850 •
Compromise of 1850 •
An Act for the Admission of the State of California •
State of California becomes
31st state admitted to the
United States of America on September 9, 1850 •
Rail transport in California since 1856 •
Pony Express, 1860–1861 •
American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 •
California in the American Civil War •
First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861 •
Anti-Coolie Act of 1862 •
First transcontinental railroad completed 1869 •
Sequoia National Park established on September 25, 1890 •
Yosemite National Park established on October 1, 1890 •
General Grant National Park established on October 1, 1890 •
Sierra Club founded May 28, 1892, in San Francisco •
Spanish–American War, April 25 – August 12, 1898 •
History of California 1900 to present •
1906 San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906 •
Lassen Volcanic National Park established on August 9, 1916 •
Herbert Hoover becomes 31st
President of the United States on March 4, 1929 •
California Agricultural Strike 1933 •
World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 •
United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941 •
Japanese American internment, 1942–1945 •
Kings Canyon National Park established on March 4, 1940 •
Summer of Love, 1967 •
Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in
Los Angeles on June 6, 1968 •
Redwoods National Park established on October 2, 1968 •
Richard Nixon becomes 37th
President of the United States on January 20, 1969 • The
1969 Santa Barbara oil spill occurs in January and February of that year •
Channel Islands National Park established on March 5, 1980 • Former governor
Ronald Reagan becomes 40th
President of the United States on January 20, 1981 •
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, October 17, 1989 •
1994 Northridge earthquake, January 17, 1994 •
Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994 •
Joshua Tree National Park designated on October 31, 1994 •
2000–01 California electricity crisis History of California, by region • Counties •
History of Orange County, California •
History of Santa Clara County, California • Cities •
History of Chico, California •
History of Los Angeles, California •
History of the San Fernando Valley to 1915 •
History of Pasadena, California •
History of Piedmont, California •
History of Riverside, California •
History of Sacramento, California •
History of San Bernardino, California •
History of San Diego, California •
History of San Francisco, California •
History of San Jose, California •
History of Santa Monica, California History of California, by subject • Food •
History of California bread •
History of California wine •
List of California state legislatures •
Maritime history of California • Marriage:
History of marriage in California •
Natural history of California • Slavery:
History of slavery in California •
Territorial evolution of California • Transportation •
History of California's state highway system •
History of rail transport in California • Universities of California •
History of the University of California, Berkeley •
History of the University of California, Los Angeles •
History of the University of California, Riverside ==Culture of California==