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November 12, 1941: Crowds Line Broadway for Armistice Day Parade

Posted on November 12, 2026 by lmharnisch

November 12, 1941: Crowds line Broadway in downtown Los Angeles for the annual Armistice Day parade, which marked the end of what used to be called the Great War or the World War – until we had another one. Continue reading →

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November 12, 1907: A Bad Way With Horses

Posted on November 12, 2026 by lmharnisch

November 12, 1907: John P. Shumway Jr. is badly injured when the carriage he was driving collided with the 11th Street trolley. Shumway was thrown about 20 feet, striking the pavement head-first, and the horse ran for the stable, pulling what was left of the smashed carriage, witnesses said. Continue reading →

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November 2, 1907: Beautification Campaign Would Make a Garden Spot of the L.A. River

Posted on November 2, 2026 by lmharnisch

November 2, 1907: Boyle Heights residents want to turn the L.A. River into a garden spot. Continue reading →

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October 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 20, 2026 by lmharnisch

October 21, 1959: Jerry Leshay, associate director of the George Gobel show, realized the program was running a few seconds long, so he cut his own credit off the end of the show. Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, September 28, 1931

Posted on September 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 28, 1931: George Anderson of the Los Angeles Railway system, writes a letter to prison officials saying he has no objection to parole for Walter Collins, who was sentenced for holding up the railway. The murder of Collins’ son was the basis for the Clint Eastwood film ‘Changeling.’ Continue reading →

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September 28, 1907: L.A. Motorcycle Club Backs Ban on Loud Pipes

Posted on September 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 28, 1907: Members of the Los Angeles Motorcycle Club have written to officials in support of a measure banning loud exhaust pipes on motorcycles. Continue reading →

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August 10, 1947: North Broadway Tunnel, Doomed Downtown Landmark

Posted on August 10, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 10, 1947: The North Broadway Tunnel is doomed. Continue reading →

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August 10, 1947: North Broadway Tunnel, Doomed Downtown Landmark

Posted on August 10, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 10, 1947: The North Broadway Tunnel is doomed. Continue reading →

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Black L.A., 1947: Kiwanis Refuses to Give Lottery Winner a New Cadillac Because He’s Black

Posted on July 31, 2026 by lmharnisch

On June 19, 1947, the Kiwanis Club of Ahoskie, N.C., refuses to award lottery winner Harvey Jones a new Cadillac because he is Black. Continue reading →

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July 30: 1907: Runaway Horse Races Down Broadway, Plows Into Hotel Lobby

Posted on July 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 30, 1907: A furniture van hits a buggy hitched at Jevne’s grocery, frightening the horse, which runs down Broadway, swerves onto the sidewalk and plunges through a plate glass window of the Hotel Lankershim. Continue reading →

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July 29, 1945: 13 Die When B-25 Hits Empire State Building

Posted on July 29, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1945: Newspaper coverage of a B-25 bomber hitting the Empire State Building. Continue reading →

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July 28, 1907: L.A. Seeks to Clear Books of Old Laws on Bear Baiting, Quail Hunting by Streetcar Conductors

Posted on July 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 28, 1907: Los Angeles seeks to rid itself of outdated laws like hunting rabbits on Spring Street or conductors abandoning their streetcars to go quail hunting at the end of the line. Continue reading →

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July 23, 1907: A Belated Tribute to Heroic Officer

Posted on July 23, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 23, 1907: Police capture a burglar who entered a jewelry store through a skylight. Continue reading →

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July 22, 1947: TV, Jet Engine, Tucker Car on Display at World Inventors Expo

Posted on July 22, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 22, 1947: The Tucker is on display at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium as part of an inventors’ exposition. Continue reading →

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July 19, 1907: Covina Celebrates Launch of Streetcar Service

Posted on July 19, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 19, 1907: Covina celebrates the opening of a Pacific Electric streetcar line to Los Angeles with a free community picnic, including a gigantic coffeepot and a 300-gallon bean pot. Militant Angeleno would have been there! Continue reading →

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July 8, 1908: Woman’s Body Rescued From USC Dissection Lab

Posted on July 8, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1908: Marion Jones died owing $29.45 in doctor bills (more than $1,000 in 2026 dollars), so her body was sent to the USC dissection lab. Continue reading →

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July 7, 1947: 4,000 Bikers in ‘Gypsy Tour’ Wreak Havoc in Hollister

Posted on July 7, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 7, 1947: Hollister, California, cleans up after the Highway Patrol chases thousands of motorcyclists out of town. The occasion was a “gypsy tour” of the American Motorcycle Association. The incident inspired the Marlon Brando movie “The Wild One.” Continue reading →

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July 2, 1908: Life ‘A Living Hell,’ Wife Flees Husband

Posted on July 2, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 2, 1908: Walter F.W. Stock says his wife, Fannie, was lured away from home during a motoring trip with “a prepossessing young Mexican in his employ. The next day, however, Fannie says her life is a living hell: Married at 16, giving birth to seven children in seven years. Continue reading →

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July 1, 1907: What Was the Gas Mileage of the Horseless Carriage?

Posted on July 1, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 1, 1907: Ever wonder what the gas mileage was for a horseless carriage? One of the best was a Pope-Hartford that got 21.76 mpg. Continue reading →

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June 26, 1947: Helicopter Hovers Over Clipper Ship

Posted on June 26, 2026 by lmharnisch

June 26, 1947: A new helicopter, nicknamed “the flying eggbeater” or “the whirlybird,” carrying passengers around Long Beach Harbor, overs over the Pacific Queen, built in 1886, Continue reading →

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