Los Angeles, California
Overview
Los Angeles with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, USA and the second most populous in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, after New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. It has an area of 468.67 square miles (1,213.8 km²), and is located in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

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Timeline

1781    Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.

1850    Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city.

1910    Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the ''Los Angeles Times'' building in downtown Los Angeles, California, killing 21.

1915    D.W. Griffith's controversial film ''The Birth of a Nation'' premieres in Los Angeles.

1929    The first North American transcontinental air service begins between New York City and Los Angeles, California.

1932    Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

1936    Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.

1937    Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.

1949    First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.

1954    The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.

 
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