A New Beginning for San Diego-The People, Animals & Crops of 1850s San Diego County by the Numbers

History San Diego is back! In Season #4 , We’ll focus on the 1850s. In our Season 4 Premiere, we take a look at what San Diego was like back then- using statistics from The 1850 U.S. Census, examining the unique circumstances facing San Diego- by perusing the numbers of people, animals, and crops reported […]

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Exploring Murals from The 1930s Inside The Coit Tower in San Francisco

On April 23, 2024, I had a fun time exploring the ground floor of the historic Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. Enjoy photographs I took of various 1930s era fresco murals located inside the tower. You will see beautiful and thought-provoking murals painted by Artists in the pilot project for The Public […]

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The United States Conquest of San Diego in 1846 during the Mexican-American War-Leaders & Legends

1846 was one of the most critical years in San Diego’s amazing history. It was the year that Mexican control of San Diego was ceded to the United States of America and for the first time the American flag flew from the plaza in what we know today as Old Town San Diego. George Farrar […]

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North America in the 1840s -Land & Slavery, Mexican American War, The U.S. Takes Over Alta California

It’s time again to broaden our focus from San Diego and study the issues, events, and innovations impacting North America- in the decade of the 1840s. Join George Farrar as he talks about the dynamics of Land & Slavery, Manifest Destiny, The Mexican American War, and the US takeover of “Alta California” and “Oregon Country” […]

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The Assassination of President Kennedy- At The Scenes of The Biggest Crime in American History

*** Age Restricted 18+ Only By Order of YouTube*** Let’s now take a comprehensive look at The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy- at all angles at The Scenes of The Biggest Crime in American History. Some people say it was just Lee Harvey Oswald at The Texas School Book Depository (the Warren Commission finding) […]

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“We’re Heading into Nut Country Today” American Extremism & The Assassination of President Kennedy

Extremism is nothing new in the American Experience. On November 22, 1963 #PresidentJohnFKennedy was #assasinated in #Dallas #Texas in front of his wife #FirstLady #JackieKennedy as Governor #JohnConnally was wounded in front of his wife . Let’s look at the extremism on the Left & Right wings in the early #1960s as they relate to […]

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1830s North America – Pioneers Move West, The Trail of Tears, Santa Anna,The Republic of Texas Rises

Welcome back to History San Diego! It’s time again to broaden our focus from San Diego and study the issues, events, and innovations impacting North America- in the decade of the 1830s. Join George Farrar as he talks about the rise of Santa Anna in Mexico, President Andrew Jackson in the United States, the Rise […]

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