March 27 Government in 1850 San Jose, Benicia and San Diego were incorporated in a coordinated effort to establish city governments to Americanize California after the Mexican-American War. Gold in 1850         Dr. Thadeus Hildreth and his party found a 22-pound gold nugget in Tuolemne County. The place was first named Hildreth’s Diggings, then New Camp, […]