Howard Hughes’ Glomar Explorer operated out of Long Beach, Los Angeles ports – Daily Breeze
The saga of the Glomar Explorer begins with the disappearance of a Russian submarine, the K-129, in the…
The Carson Civic Center complex helped put a new South Bay city on the map – Daily Breeze
The struggle to incorporate the area that would make up the city of Carson began in the late…
The Rolling Hills Country Club’s origin and subsequent iterations – Daily Breeze
Plans to build a golf course and a large housing development near the eastern edge of the Palos…
Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks – Daily Breeze
The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County.…
Why Assemblyman Vincent Thomas more than deserved having a bridge named after him – Daily Breeze
When Vincent Thomas was 16, he used his boxing skills – he earned $2.50 per fight – to…
Astronaut and San Pedro High grad Dr. Anna Fisher became the first mother to fly in space – Daily Breeze
Anna Lee Fisher decided that she wanted to be an astronaut on May 5, 1961. On that day,…
Larry Walters takes off from San Pedro for his unbelievable 1982 flight – Daily Breeze
Larry Walters told the San Pedro News Pilot that he got the idea for his July 2, 1982,…
San Pedro’s Al Larson Boat Shop has been a port fixture for more than a century – Daily Breeze
Peter Adolph (Al) Larson emigrated from his native Sweden to the United States as a 16-year-old in 1890.…