The Bear Flag Revolt: Captain William B. Ide, commanding the Sonoma Militia, proclaims independence for the Republic of California.
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References:
Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 380-81.
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 127.
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