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Ontario lawmaker believed it was time for a change to daylight saving
One newspaper said the proposal was for “people who do not know what work means.” History columnist Joe Blackstock explores the 1917 proposed bill. → Read More
Pomona con man didn’t count on some long-distance news coverage in 1901
Justice did prevail, thanks to a tenacious police officer, and a sharp-eyed newspaper reader. → Read More
Murray’s brought dude ranch experience to Black residents of Southern California in 1930s
“Many Black celebrities found the low-key ranch life, free from racial problems, just what they had been looking for,” explained Richard Thompson in a 2002 article he wrote for the Mohahve Historic… → Read More
San Bernardino judge refuses to monkey around over outlandish lawyer trick
“The defense will attempt to prove that, as this is the original man, he is responsible himself for the damage, and a new suit should be brought against Mr. Ape,” it was reported at the time.… → Read More
‘Black Dahlia’ victim dined in the Inland Empire weeks before her death
The Sycamore Inn restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga has rows of photos noting the well-known celebrities who dined there, including one of Elizabeth Short. → Read More
‘Black Dahlia’ victim dined in the Inland Empire weeks before her death
The Sycamore Inn restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga has rows of photos noting the well-known celebrities who dined there, including one of Elizabeth Short. → Read More
Attempt to create San Antonio, California never went anywhere
Some felt “Ontario” sounded as though it was a colony of Canada, where city founder George Chaffey was born. → Read More
Rose Bowl history: Remembering Jackie Robinson’s football career in Pasadena – Orange County Register
It was there he was called to perform 13 times — four games for his high school team then known as Muir Tech and nine more as a star for Pasadena Junior College. The “55” on his statue was the numb… → Read More
Rose Bowl history: Gate-crashers, near fisticuffs and crowds, the move to the Arroyo Seco 100 years ago
The stadium was initially built as a horseshoe — designed similar to the open-ended Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn. Several hundred fans on that Jan. 1 decided against buying tickets and took advanta… → Read More
Rose Bowl history: 50 years ago, a black eye vs. USC for Ohio State coach Woody Hayes
All the fun and pageantry of the Tournament of Roses festivities just wasn’t anything Hayes wanted his players to participate in while in Pasadena. In fact, on some trips here, he actually sequeste… → Read More
Rose Bowl history: 25 years ago, Heisman winner Charles Woodson was a star for Michigan Wolverines
But before Woodson could do his magic for the Rose Bowl game 25 years ago, there was a bit of comic relief. Rose Parade Grand Marshal Carol Burnett, asked to toss the coin at midfield, warned the … → Read More
Champagne shower, time capsule spice up 1941 Cucamonga movie gala
George Glass brought actress Eleanor Counts and four other Hollywood starlets to participate in the event. → Read More
Rose Parade 2023: The history of how the Tournament of Roses got its start
“In New York, people are buried in snow,” Charles Frederick Holder said at a Pasadena’s Valley Hunt Club meeting in 1889, according to one local history. “Here, our flowers are blooming and o… → Read More
Pilot’s long-forgotten writings give a first-hand view of Pearl Harbor attack
“Row after row of parked P-40s … are ablaze from the incendiary bullets. I feel like they have been awaiting a terrible and known doom.” → Read More
When Baby Ruth candy bars fell from the sky for Southern California kids
The publicity stunt promoting Curtiss Candy Co. products took place across the region and the country, encouraging kids to gather for scheduled candy drops. → Read More
Charlie Chaplin film was Merna Kennedy’s lone taste of stardom
The one-time San Bernardino resident and her friend were surprised to see the silent movie star while at a Los Angeles soda fountain in the 1920s. → Read More
Southern California volunteers kept a round-the-clock vigil for WWII enemy aircraft
While they never saw any trace of the enemy, these volunteers had some interesting experiences. → Read More
Story about Mojave Desert gold and generosity may have just been a tall tale
Also, the 114-year-old metal statue of a Union Army soldier at Bellevue Cemetery in Ontario has a new home. → Read More
Little red tokens found at San Bernardino County Museum put food on the table during WWII
At the end of the war and rationing, many of the tokens were returned to the government but had no actual value. → Read More
Cucamonga volunteer firefighter Louis Gakle spent his whole life in community service
Gakle was one of 23 charter members of the Cucamonga department when it was formed in May 1949. → Read More