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Palo Alto, city, California

(Encyclopedia) Palo AltoPalo Altopălˈō ălˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced…

Southern California, University of

(Encyclopedia) Southern California, University of, at Los Angeles; coeducational; chartered and opened 1880. The university has a liberal arts college and a graduate school as well as schools of…

Kearney, Denis

(Encyclopedia) Kearney, DenisKearney, Deniskärˈnē [key], 1847–1907, American political agitator, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He was a sailor and then a San Francisco drayman. When California suffered a…

Riverside

(Encyclopedia) Riverside. 1 City (1990 pop. 226,505), seat of Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1883. One of the fastest growing U.S. cities in the late 20th cent., it is famous for its orange industry.…

Yurok

(Encyclopedia) YurokYuroky&oobreve;rˈŏk [key], Native North Americans who in the mid-19th cent. occupied parts of NW California, particularly the area around the Klamath River. They were of the…

Broderick, David Colbreth

(Encyclopedia) Broderick, David ColbrethBroderick, David Colbrethbrōˈdərĭk [key], 1820–59, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Brought up in New York City, he was active in Tammany Hall before…

Santa Cruz, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Santa CruzSanta Cruzsănˈtə kr&oomacr;z [key], city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. Surrounded by hills and…

Anaheim

(Encyclopedia) Anaheim Anaheim ănˈəhīm [key], city (2020 pop. 346,824), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an…