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The California State Fair presents the free Toyota Concert Series. California State Fair adds more headliners to free concert series. See who’s coming and when
According to an editorial published in the Daily Alta California on November 5, 1850, fairs were common on the east coast of the United States.They believed the newborn state had potential to hold a great "exhibition that would astonish the world", comparing its accomplishments to "the poet's imagined Minerva, when she burst full armed from the brain of Jove, through the cleft made by Vulcan's ...
The early California oil industry has served as a setting for several notable fictional novels and films: Oil! (1927), a novel of social criticism by Upton Sinclair, is set against the background of the California oil industry and is loosely based on the career of Edward Doheny and events related to the Teapot Dome scandal.
In 1860, 0.5 million barrels of oil were produced throughout the country. By 1895, the state of California, alone, produced 1.2 million barrels of oil. [17] With the new oil supplies from California—along with increased oil production in Texas and Pennsylvania—the price decreased from $9.60 per barrel in 1860 to $0.25 per barrel in 1895. [18]
The California State Fair returns for another fun-filled 17-day stretch of thrill rides, funnel cake, concerts and cannabis starting Friday. This summer marks the 170th year of the State Fair ...
The California State Fair runs from July 12 to 28 at Cal Expo. This year’s Toyota Concert Series will feature a total of 17 shows, with musical artists performing daily. The rest of the lineup ...
Samuel Martin Kier (July 19, 1813 – October 6, 1874) was an American inventor and businessman who is credited with founding the American petroleum refining industry. He was the first person in the United States to refine crude oil into kerosene lamp oil. [1]
Singer LeAnn Rimes performs at the Golden 1 Stage inside the California State Fair on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Sacramento as part of the Toyota Concert Series. The fair kicks off at Cal Expo ...