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San Jose, Santa Clara, CA
Founded on November 29, 1777, El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe was California’s first civilian settlement. It was named after Saint Joseph and the nearby Guadalupe River. It wasn’t until March 27, 1850 that it was incorporated as the City of San Jose. On April 3, 1979, the city declared that San José — with an accent mark — was its official name.
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- 1777 - January 18 - San Jose California, founded
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San Josb, san ho-say', the former, capital of California, and the present seat of justice of Santa Clara county, is beautifully situated in Santa...Read MORE... - 1857 - April 30 - San Jose State University forms
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1869 - A Methodist church in San Jose, Cal., was recently set on fire and destroyed because the pastor taught the Chinese with a view to their conversion. A threatening letter had been sent him, commanding him to cease.
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March 6, 1869- 1881 - San Jose
SAN JOSE TOWNSHIP AND CITY.
IN this chapter of our history of Santa Clara county we have been per force obliged to adopt a different method from...Read MORE... - 1895 - San Jose
San José, a city of California, the county seat of Santa Clara co., is situated in the beautiful and fertile valley of Santa Clara, on the Guadalupe...Read MORE... - 1898 - Buried Under Falling Rock. Almost a Fatal Accident at the Gay Quarry. Marshall Cantua and Percy A. Holloway Crushed Under a Mass of Broken Rock.
An accident occurred at the Gay Rock Quarry just south of Oak Hill Cemetery about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon which by the most miraculous...Read MORE... 
Headquarters Fire Department, San Jose, California
Postcard- 1906
San Jose, a city, the county-seat of Santa Clara co., Cal., is situated in the beautiful and fertile valley of Santa Clara, on the Guadalupe River,...Read MORE... 
First National Bank
Postcard- 1911 - GLIDER DROPS HIM TO DEATH. COLLEGE PROFESSOR, TESTING FLYING MACHINE, LOSES CONTROL.
Special to The Washington Post.
San Jose, Cal., Oct. 31. - Prof. JOHN J. MONTGOMERY, of Santa Clara College, inventor of one of the types of...Read MORE... 
New High School
Postcard- 1955 - September 12 - KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1777 - January 18 - San Jose California, founded
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1854 - San Jose
San Josb, san ho-say', the former, capital of California, and the present seat of justice of Santa Clara county, is beautifully situated in Santa... Read MORE...
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1857 - April 30 - San Jose State University forms
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1869 - A Methodist church in San Jose, Cal., was recently set on fire and destroyed because the pastor taught the Chinese with a view to their conversion. A threatening letter had been sent him, commanding him to cease.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 6, 1869
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1881 - San Jose
SAN JOSE TOWNSHIP AND CITY.
IN this chapter of our history of Santa Clara county we have been per force obliged to adopt a different method from... Read MORE...
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1895 - San Jose
San José, a city of California, the county seat of Santa Clara co., is situated in the beautiful and fertile valley of Santa Clara, on the Guadalupe... Read MORE...
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1898 - Buried Under Falling Rock. Almost a Fatal Accident at the Gay Quarry. Marshall Cantua and Percy A. Holloway Crushed Under a Mass of Broken Rock.
An accident occurred at the Gay Rock Quarry just south of Oak Hill Cemetery about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon which by the most miraculous... Read MORE...
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San Jose, a city, the county-seat of Santa Clara co., Cal., is situated in the beautiful and fertile valley of Santa Clara, on the Guadalupe River,... Read MORE...
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1911 - GLIDER DROPS HIM TO DEATH. COLLEGE PROFESSOR, TESTING FLYING MACHINE, LOSES CONTROL.
Special to The Washington Post.
San Jose, Cal., Oct. 31. - Prof. JOHN J. MONTGOMERY, of Santa Clara College, inventor of one of the types of... Read MORE...
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1955 - September 12 - KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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