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Fall History Forum scheduled at CSUB
A historical figure that has drawn both praise and scorn is the focus of California State University, Bakersfield's fall History Forum slated for Friday, Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m. in the Albertson Room on campus. University of Oregon's...
Posted by CSUB - Thu Sep 4, 2008 11:11:37 PDT
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Cotton and Cool Water
I'd lived in the west Texas region about 3 years when I was introduced to another person who had been born and raised in the same region as I. Cool! Another displaced Southerner, banished to the desert. Upon introduction, this stanger...
Anonymous user - Wed May 7, 2008 11:48:10 PDT
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Class of '56 celebrates a half century of Bakersfield history
In 1956, Elvis was king, the minimum wage was $1 and Buck Owens was playing at the Blackboard on Chester Avenue in Bakersfield a year before Capitol Records signed him to a recording contract that would make his name synonymous with the...
Posted by Renee - Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:38:49 PDT
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A century of Driller tradition
The makings of an American football dynasty took shape in 1896 with the first reported high school football game in Bakersfield. A team that would later be called the Drillers would lead the way into California's 20th century record...
Posted by Renee - Wed Aug 2, 2006 11:34:27 PDT
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