California has a long history of tsunamis reaching its coast, and in some cases they've turned deadly. Here's a look back at tsunamis that have impacted the California coastline. Crescent City in ...

More than a thousand students from across California gathered in Sacramento from May 2 through May 4 to showcase months of extensive historical research and analysis at History Day California. As a ...

This California mining town is known for its long-running historic hotel, walkable streets, Gold Rush-era landmarks, and easy ...

Well, next, we look at the first, at the history of the first California state legislature, the issue that divided them, and why we know so much about the first session. This week marks 176 years ...

BE LYING TO CONGRESS. WELL, TROPICAL CYCLONES AREN’T A REGULAR PART OF CALIFORNIA’S WEATHER, BUT IF ONE COMES OUR WAY, IT’S MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER. AND METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN SHOWS ...

As the birthplace of California statehood, Monterey celebrated the Golden State’s 175th anniversary with historic tributes, civic pride, and reflections from locals and visitors alike. As the ...

Sam Garcia was in her final year at University of California, Davis, when, like many students in their college years, she had not yet identified a clear future path. Then, through a UC Davis history ...

A few months ago, while visiting the rooftop bar at a Residence Inn in Berkeley, I picked up the city’s glossy “official visitors’ guide” and searched it for the historical nuggets that these kinds of ...