Commodore John D. Sloat, commanding the Pacific Squardron, of the Navy of the united States, lands in Monterrey, California, proclaims California to be an enclave of the u.S. and himself as its military governor.

       [restored 1/28/2022]

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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 127.

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$36,161,621,015,445

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