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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, Chile, Peru, Puerto Rico, USA USA (California): founded by the Spanish in 1781 as El Pueblo de la Reyna de los Angeles ‘The Town of the Queen of the Angels’; for a time it was simply called El Pueblo. In due course, the last two words of the full title, from the Spanish
angel ‘angel’, were preferred for the shortened version. The city is now often simply called LA. It became an American city in 1846.
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Los Angeles: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Los Angeles: Communications Newspapers and Magazines Los Angeles readers are served by the morning Los Angeles Times. More than 100 foreign-language, special-interest...
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Los Angeles: Education and Research
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Los Angeles: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the...miles, an area that includes the City of Los Angeles and all or parts of 28 other cities...
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Los Angeles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Los Angeles , city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port...the city. Economy and Transportation Los Angeles is a shipping, industrial, communication...
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Los Angeles: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Los Angeles: Economy Major Industries and Commercial...climate and infrastructure have enabled the Los Angeles region to emerge as a leading business...largest retail market in the United States. Los Angeles is the largest major manufacturing center...
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Los Angeles: History
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Los Angeles: History Spanish and Anglos Settle...Thrives The area around present-day Los Angeles was first explored by Europeans in 1769...missionaries camped on what is now called the Los Angeles River. Franciscans built Mission San...
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