Harriet Quimby (1875-1912), the first American woman to receive a pilot’s license, lived in this house as a child and attended the nearby school. Her parents, William and Ursula Cook...
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LAKE MERRITT WAS ACQUIRED FOR OAKLAND IN 1891 THROUGH THE PERSONAL EFFORTS OF MELVIN C CHAPMAN MAYOR
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DEDICATED ON AUGUST 17, 1992. BY E COMPANY VETERANS OF THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, THE MOST DECORATED UNITED STATES ARMY UNIT OF WORLD WAR II. THE ALL VOLUNTEER 442ND REGIMENTAL...
JULY 1791COL. TIMOTHY PICKERING, COMMISSIONERAPPOINTED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON,NEGOTIATED THE TREATY OF PAINTED POSTWITH THE IROQUOIS INDIANS, WHICH ENDEDWARFARE BETWEEN THE SIX NATIONS ANDTHE...