Ever wondered how public lands are acquired? Well today on A Brief History, we're looking at one of the most heated land disputes in California history, and it just so happens to be in Los Angeles's backyard! #losangeles #history Sources: Upper Las Virgenes Info Kiosk: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=196844 VC Star Article: https://archive.vcstar.com/news/10-years-after-ahmanson-ranch-development-battle-ends-some-see-lasting-change-ep-292165282-351557691.html The Acorn Article: https://www.theacorn.com/articles/citys-biggest-land-use-struggle-recalled/ Ahmanson Ranch Proposed Development: http://www.wlv.org/Archive/ViewFile/Item/474 California Red-Legged Frog: https://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/state-symbols/amphibian-red-legged-frog/

Fun Fact: the Woodland Hills suburb of Los Angeles, tucked away in the San Fernando Valley, used to be a sketchy landowner's self-made town meant to swindle early LA residents! #losangeles #history Sources: LA Curbed Article: https://la.curbed.com/2014/4/16/10115040/how-a-visionary-scoundrel-created-woodland-hills-in-the-1920s Valley Relics Museum: https://valleyrelicsmuseum.org/general-museum-news/valley-relics-early-history-scandals-of-the-1920s/ New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/woodland-hills-los-angeles-heat-wave.html#:~:text=Woodland%20Hills.,a%20record%20for%20the%20region. West Valley Museum: https://digital-collections.csun.edu/digital/collection/SFVH/id/2298/ Water and Power Asssociates Virtual Museum: https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_the_San_Fernando_Valley_4_of_10.html Los Angeles Public Library: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/search/searchterm/girard

Remember when a 30-40 foot wave of molasses swept through and flooded Boston in the early 1900s? YOU DON'T?? Well, this video should get you right up to speed! #boston #history Sources: Boston Globe newspaper: https://www.newspapers.com/image/430831009/?clipping_id=27214161&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQzMDgzMTAwOSwiaWF0IjoxNzI0MDQ4MzQxLCJleHAiOjE3MjQxMzQ3NDF9.0YB978878_GhoUe2XmffDxfJhYdqUF7lgfUoFh9voQU Why Doesn’t Boston Do a Better Job of Commemorating the Great Molasses Flood?: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/01/12/molasses-flood-plaque/ After 100 Years, A Look Back At Boston's Great Molasses Flood Of 1919: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/684894921/after-100-years-a-look-back-at-bostons-great-molasses-flood-of-1919 100 years ago today: Molasses crashes through Boston's North End: https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

Ever wondered what the first bike lane in the U.S. was? Well now you can finally know! It's in Davis, California. Alright, there's your answer. #davis #bike #history #ucdavis Sources: First Bicycle Lanes in the U.S. - https://www.cityofdavis.org/about-davis/history-symbols/first-bicycle-lanes-in-davis#:~:text=By%20late%20July%201967%2C%20the,existing%20roadway%20meant%20for%20vehicles. History of Bicycling: A Revolution in Parks - https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/bicycling#:~:text=On%20June%2015%2C%201894%2C%20thanks,hand%20for%20the%20opening%20ceremony. The Small California City Responsible for America’s First Bike Lane - https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/50th-anniversary-americas-first-bike-lane/ The 1967 Beginning of Bike Lanes in Davis, California - http://www.davishistoryresearch.org/5-hosted-in-process-research-projects/The%201967%20Beginning%20of%20Bike%20Lanes%20in%20Davis%2C%20CA.pdf/view