Do you know what happened this week back in 1850?

California became a state:

The state had no electricity.

The state had no money.

Almost everyone spoke Spanish.

There were gun fights in the middle of the streets.

So, it was just like California today.....only the women had real breasts.



For interesting facts on California history: Click on me... (http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_lef ... =@@@@11173 33539.1068900959@@@@&BV_EngineID=jadcikkhmdkmbemgcfkmchchi.0&sLeftNavCategoryPath=%2fNavigation%2fHistory+and+C ulture+of+California%2fHistory+of+California&sNavTitle=History+of+California)

Background: When did California become a state?

California became a state on September 9, 1850. It was the thirty-first

state admitted to the Union.

California was admitted into the United States on September 9, 1850

as the thirty-first state in the Union. The bill admitting California to the

Union was passed by the U.S. Senate on August 13, 1850 and by the

House of Representatives on September 7, 1850. President Millard Fillmore

signed the bill on September 9.

While we are poking fun at the Golden State, did I tell you their latest cry for help sounded like this, 'I'm melting, I'm melting...'

Just kidding...You see, only natives can poke this kind of fun at the Golden State. If you were not born in California, then having fun like this would be rude. Besides, who else would know not to build a house in the middle of fire starter material without first or continually clearing the brush...

Anyhow, here is the latest California Color Aptitude Test: Click on Me for Color Test (http://www.njagyouth.org/colortest.swf)

Enjoy...



For fire information, click on this link: Historical State Fire Statistics (http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyRes ... istics.asp)

For more information click here: Natural History of Fire and Flood Cycles (http://www.coastal.ca.gov/web/fire/ucsbfire.html)