Category: California

• FREE ARTICLE – The United States Camel Corps, 1856-1866.

  

  Image: Sailors of USS Supply loading a camel aboard. In the 1850s, the U.S. Army conceived a plan to bring several camels from the Middle East into the United States and employ them to travel through large tracts of the American Southwest carrying cargo for the military. As improbable as this seems, it did actually…

  September 23, 2024

  1800s, American Civil War, American History, American Southwest, California, Egypt, History Daily, Jefferson Davis, Lt. David Porter, Major Henry Wayne, New York Times, Secretary of War, Tunisia, United States Army, US Camel Corps, USS Supply

  1800s, American Civil War, American History, American Southwest, arizona, California, Egypt, hi-jolly, history, History Daily, humor, India, Jefferson Davis, Lt. David Porter, Major Henry Wayne, New York Times, Secretary of War, Tunisia, United States Army, US Camel Corps

• The Zoot Suit Riots, a series of violent confrontations between Latino and Black youths and members of the U.S. military, began on June 3, 1943, in Los Angeles, California.

  June 3, 2024

  1940s, African Americans, California, History Daily, Latinos, Los Angeles, Riots, Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial, US Servicemen, Zoot Suit Riots

  1940s, African Americans, California, History Daily, Latinos, Los Angeles, Riots, Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial, US Servicemen, Zoot Suit Riots

• Ishi, the Last Surviving Member of the Native American Yahi Tribe, is Discovered Near Oroville, California. August 29, 1911.

  Image: Ishi portrait. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, Ishi, who was described as the last surviving member of the Native American Yahi tribe, is discovered near Oroville, California. History Daily: 365 Fascinating Happenings Volume 1 & Volume 2 – August 29, 1911 By the early 20th century, Anglo-Americans had overwhelmed the North American…

  August 29, 2023

  1910s, American History, California, History Daily, Ishi, Native Americans

  1910s, American History, California, History Daily, Ishi, Native American Tribes