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Andrés Pico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Andrés Pico   Military Commander In office 1846 (Approx.) – January 13, 1847 Member of California State Assembly for Los Angeles In office 1851–1860 Member of California State Senate for Los Angeles In office 1860–1876 Personal details Born 1810 San Diego , Las Californias Died February 14, 1876 (aged 66) Los Angeles , California Profession Politician , soldier , rancher , member of California State Assembly Religion Roman Catholic Military service Allegiance Mexico   United States Service/branch Mexican Army California State Militia ( US Army ) Rank General (Mexico - until 1847) Brigadier General (California State Militia - after 1858) Andrés Pico (November 18, 1810 – February 14, 1876) was a Californio who became a successful rancher, served as a military commander during the Mexican-American War ; and was elected to the state assembly and senate afte

On may 19, 2014 13 docents traveled south to Wilmington to view the (Phineas) Banning House Museum and Drum Barracks Civil War Museum: John and Banning House Docent Guy Newmark Pictures of former caretaker houses across the street from Banning House What is now Port of Los Angeles approximately 1.5 miles south of the Banning House Early Picture of Phineas Banning Typical Stage Coach owned by Banning in what is now the city of Banning Guy Newmark and his million miles 1964 Porche in its original Valley Blue color Catered lunch by Jacaranda in the Banning House Rose Garden Army Civil War Drum Barracks down Banning Avenue

Evidence found of 'impact winter' after asteroid that killed dinosaurs This artist's concept shows a broken-up asteroid. New research provides evidence that the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was also responsible for cooling Earth, contributing to mass species extinction. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Deborah Netburn contact the reporter University of Louisiana at Lafayette Space Researchers find evidence of 'impact winter' following catastrophic asteroid strike Earth might have cooled by more than 12 degrees Fahrenheit after asteroid 66 million years ago Ocean-dwelling microbes key to proving ancient drop in global temperatures

DNA from skull links Ice Age girl to Native Americans alive today Divers Alberto Nava and Susan Bird handle the Hoyo Negro skull. (Paul Nicklen /National Geographic) Monte Morin contact the reporter Chemical Industry Biotechnology Industry Social Issues Archaeology University of Texas at Austin University of Colorado at Boulder The bones of a teenage girl who died during the Ice Age were recovered from an underwater cave in Mexico 'It's in many ways like a mini La Brea Tar Pits , but without the tar and considerably better preservation.' Mitochondrial DNA extracted from the skull link the ancient girl to Native Americans , scientists say

The remarkable vintage photographs of Union Station's opening in 1939 show the streets and sidewalks around the new building packed with a huge and expectant crowd. Those of the interior reveal a vast, high-ceilinged waiting room, with impeccably dressed passengers sitting not on hard wooden benches but in individually upholstered lounge chairs. Do not be fooled by these pictures. While it is easy to think that they depict some Golden Age of rail travel in Los Angeles, the truth is that the Golden Age of rail travel in Los Angeles is just getting underway. In the decade after Union Station opened in 1939, it handled about 13,000 rail travelers a day. Today that number is roughly 75,000. Bio |