NEW BLOG POST! Get to know 19 points of interest (+5 food spots) for Sunday's 6-mile @CicLAvia route in #SouthLA! It's the Militant's #EpicCicLAviaTour guide! militantangeleno.com/blog/2023/12/0… #CicLAvia #LeimertPark #ExpositionPark #SouthCentral

Tonight @ 6:45pm: The 30th Annual Noche de Las Memorias. #WorldAIDSDay "On Dec 1, 2004, after a years-long battle with opposition, the first publicly funded AIDS monument in the nation was dedicated before thousands of supporters and community leaders." thewalllasmemorias.org/events-1

"Now 35 years later, ACT UP LA is focusing on an oral history project to document the organization’s activism, and chronicle the difficulties of advancing AIDS awareness during the 1980s." #WorldAIDSDay @kcrw: kcrw.com/news/shows/gre…

"The signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) took place Wed, November 29, at Siutcanga, the 'place of the oaks,' now known as Los Encinos SHP in #Encino, California. The park is a significant Tribal cultural area with over 70% of citizens descending from the village." twitter.com/CAStateParks/s…

Here we have a National Archives employee from 1965 out of our old office in Bell, California enjoying a gift she received from Santa. #ArchivesGiftExchange #ArchivesHashtagParty

🤖 This Saturday, December 2, join us as we celebrate creators and collectors of figurines and dolls that connect to L.A. history, culture, and fandoms through activities, anthropology, and more! Don’t miss #LAatPlay Day, free with Museum Admission: bit.ly/LAatPlayDay

"Becoming Caltech: Building a Research Community, 1910–1930" tells the story of Caltech's early growth through historical documents, objects, photographs, and film. The exhibit is now open in the Beckman Museum every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.–1 p.m, through December 21.

The esteemed @DJWaldie explores what L.A. was like a century ago in the current issue of @LAmag PLUS postcards of old L.A. from my collection. lamag.com/old-hollywood/…

#SetTheNightOnFire #LAInTheSixties & ALL @VersoBooks are 30% - 50% off until January 1, 2024 – and the ebook is $2! bit.ly/3RhtTN5 @LAhistory #MikeDavis

What to know real documented history of the Hollywood Sign, which turns 100 December 8? Sign up for this Saturday, December 9 webinar, where I will explain it all. #hollywoodsign #hollywoodhistory #centennial eventbrite.com/e/100-years-of…

Join us for a rally to #SaveSuehiro and Fight Gentrification! On Dec.10 at 2pm, #LittleTokyo community members will assemble at the Little Tokyo / Arts District Metro Station (402 E 1st St, Los Angeles 90012) for a rally and march to #SuehiroCafe on 1st St.

Happy 70th @CatalinaMuseum! catalinamuseum.org The @CatalinaMuseum exhibit "Cabinet of Curiosities: 70 Objects for 70 Years" honors the museum's 70-year history on #CatalinaIsland. presstelegram.com/2023/10/03/cat…

@BBMTofficial @laplphotos You're welcome! And here's to 60 more years! :)

Happy 60th Birthday @BBMTofficial! "The Bob Baker Marionette Theater officially opened on November 29, 1963, the day after Thanksgiving." angelcitypress.com/products/bbmt Photo via @laplphotos: tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collec…

Thinking of you on your birthday, Vin. 💙

Thur @ 7pm: The Los Angeles City Historical Society is hosting a webinar titled “Oldest Los Angeles: A Talk with Author Mimi Slawoff” -> lacityhistory.org/events/2023/11…

SEMAP has a new house and it's called CASA ZAMORA. Join us

Learn more about an era in Pomona’s popular music scene in “Sounds of Pomona, The Golden Era of Music 1955-1975,” a new participatory exhibit 🎼🎸🥁: dacenter.org/soundsofpomona @pomonacollege #HumanitiesforAlQuick Grant

In honor of the original Tongva/Gabrielino settlement, we are renaming the portion of Los Angeles Plaza Park that housed a statue of Junípero Serra to Yaanga Park. Today marks another chapter in the correct history being told.

Uplifting Jessa Calderon, a Tongva, Chumash, and Yoeme songwriter, poet, hip hop artist, performer, and energy worker. She uses her voice to uplift Native issues, especially at the local level — "We still exist, and we are everyday people too." #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Tongva Storytelling and Nature Journaling with Cindi Alvitre and Carly Lake eventbrite.com/e/tongva-story… Sat., December 2 at 10am at @TheodorePayne

"Ten bronze plaques were stolen within the span of two weeks from El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument." @NBCLA: nbclosangeles.com/news/local/com…

Nov 27, 1919: Artist Joseph Young (1919-2007) was born #OTD. His mosaic “Topographical Map” (1962) is located on the #LACounty Hall of Records. @PAArchive: publicartarchive.org/art/Topographi… #PublicArt

Join me and Phil Hart on Thurs. 12/07/2023 for our illuminating talk about people of color in aviation and aeronautics as part of the LGB celebration as the oldest municipal airport in the U.S. West. tinyurl.com/4bm6mxsn

"On Saturday, Dec 9, and Sunday, Dec 10, @camLAorg will present LA 1871, a two-day symposium & special performance that will focus on the history of the Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871." Press release: janm.org/press/release/…

Three #DTLA museums are hosting events for @smithsonian’s “Our Shared Future” project. Events incl: Dec 1: “Conversations on Race: Opening the Dialogue” at @jamuseum Dec 1–17: “Broken News” at @camLAorg Dec 3: “American Latinos in Hollywood” at @LAPlazaLA janm.org/events/special…

Today is officially our 100th birthday! 🎂 On November 26, 1923, ground was broken on the airport as we know it today. Our birthday bash featured cake, 20s-style tunes, and the best company – our incredible travelers! Cheers to a century of soaring high together. ✈️#LGB100

#Thanksgiving as reported 100 years ago in the LA Evening Post-Record: “Fat Imperial valley turkeys trussed up on a mid-table platter, devout religious services & wildly exciting sporting events contributed to the varied Thanksgiving day program in #LosAngeles Thursday."

“Gravy, peach pie and fancy cookies: #Thanksgiving 1918 in letters and diaries” from @UCLALibrary: twitter.com/uclalibrary/st…

“It was [Gilbert] Lindsay who stunned the City Council during a regular session with the announcement of the assassination on that day.” Memorial service for President John F. Kennedy on the City Hall steps, courtesy of LA City Archives /@ArchivistLA. #JFK #JFK60 #GilbertLindsay