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The history of the San Fernando Valley from its exploration by the 1769 Portola expedition to the annexation of much of it by the City of Los Angeles in 1915 is a story of booms and busts, as cattle ranching, sheep ranching, large-scale wheat farming, and fruit orchards flourished and faded.
NOAA Research Ship Ka'Imimana (R-333). NOAAS Rainier with her namesake, Mount Rainier, in the background. NOAAS Bell M. Shimada; NOAAS David Starr Jordan (Class IV) NOAAS Delaware II (Class IV) NOAAS Fairweather (Class II) NOAAS Ferdinand R. Hassler (Class II) NOAAS Gordon Gunter (Class III) NOAAS Hi'ialakai (Class III) NOAAS Henry B. Bigelow ...
The first sailing ship, the San Carlos, sailed from La Paz on 10 January 1769, and the ship San Antonio sailed on 15 February. The first land party, led by Fernando Rivera y Moncada, left from the Franciscan Mission San Fernando Velicata on 24 March 1769.
After spending more than 15 years and tons of money on a labor of love, he walked away from the sinking ship. He said he made the right decision.
Research vessels of the United States include all ships designed, built, or operated in or by the United States for research or other scientific purposes. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Research ships of the United States .
The San Fernando Valley Historical Society has a Museum about the Valley's history, housed in the landmark Andres Pico Adobe. The museum offers vintage room settings of the era, antique and artifact displays, and period gardens. [3] The museum is located near the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in Mission Hills, California. [4] [5]
In the years between 1964 and 1975, China built forty research ships, including the Practice (1965) with a displacement of 3,167 tonnes (3,117 long tons), and the Xiang Yang Hong 5 (1972) (10,000 tonnes or 9.840 tons), which was China's first multipurpose research ship. After 1976, the situation for Chinese marine researchers improved and in ...
A man from Utah spent over $1 million restoring a cruise ship he bought on Craiglist that has begun sinking. Technology entrepreneur Chris Willson revealed in an interview with CNN Travel that he ...