Flag of the California Republic, 1846. As the United States sought to take control of towns throughout Alta California, several dozen Americans in the Sonoma area rebelled in June against the ...

CALIFORNIA (KTXL) — The California state flag that we know today was not adopted by the state legislature until 1953, but how did a bear, a red star and the words “California Republic&#… ...

Even though I'm an American only by naturalization, I'm proud to fly the Stars and Stripes from my flagpole at home.

It's happened almost every year since 1898: Shots ring out, cheers go up and Sonoma reenacts the Bear Flag rebellion, a pivotal moment in California history.

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Flag of the California Republic, 1846. As the United States sought to take control of towns throughout Alta California, several dozen Americans in the Sonoma area rebelled in June against the ...