California History Timeline, May 22 to May 29

May 22 Crime in 1856         Charles Cora and James Casey were hanged by the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. Cora killed a U.S. Marshal. Casey murdered San Francisco newspaper editor, James King of William. Indians in 1856 Mendocino Indian Reservation was formed along the Mendocino coast. It became home to Yuki, Wappo, […]