California History Timeline, July 12 to July 19

July 12 Ranchos in 1805 Topanga Malibu Sequit rancho was deeded, a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant in present day Los Angeles County. People identify Malibu with celebrities, billionaires and luxury estates, but the region was originally home to Chumash people. Inventions in 1881 Emma and Mary Dietz of Oakland patented a dust pan that closed. […]