We all took US History and World History in school. I left school with a rudimentary understanding that there were wars, but there was not much information about the economies’ of these periods that might have caused these wars.
We should know our US History from listening to our parents, grandparents, great grandparents aunts and uncles. We should know our US History from our own experiences to date. The events that occurred during the generations of family should have been described by these family witnesses. My great grandmother described what it was like to be a child during the Civil War. My grandparents described transitioning from horseback to automobiles, the invention of airplanes and the transition from gaslights to electricity. My aunts and uncles described Great Depression and US support of World War II.
The events that occurred in our lifetimes should have produced some knowledge of what life was like. I write this blog, in part, to leave a “time-capsule” of the events that occurred from the 1940s to present.
For me, History before the 1960s, was a chronical of events and advancements. I was impressed with the advancements made in my lifetime. The emphasis shifted after 1960, when we entered a period of questioning our history and taking our advances for granted. I continue to marvel that the US expanded from The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean took a mere 48 years between 1800 and 1848. I was amazed that our technological advances from 1820 to 1900 greatly increased our standard of living.
The 1960s was a mess. Drug use exploded. Teens left home to join communes. The percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States has increased over time, from 5% in 1960 to 39.8% in 2022. Protests turned into riots.
The Watts Riots of 1965, also known as the Watts Rebellion, were a series of violent events that took place in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles, California. The riots began on August 11, 1965 and lasted for six days, ending on August 17, 1965. The riots were sparked by the arrest of Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old Black man, for drunk driving by a white police officer. The riots resulted in the deaths of 34 people, over 1,000 injuries, and the destruction of property valued at over $40 million.
Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991 ...
Watts had the highest crime rate in Los Angeles CA in 2022 with 4,061 crimes per 100k people. The Watts crimes continue to climb, because the Prosecutor in LA won’t prosecute criminals.
Between 2021 and 2022, roughly 818,000 California residents moved out of state, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau's data shows a net loss of roughly 342,000 people, slightly lower than the year before but still a major contributor to the state's declining population.Oct 27, 2023
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