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  2. California Pacific International Exposition half dollar

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    Coinage of 50-cent pieces in connection with the California Pacific International Exposition to be held in San Diego, Calif., in 1935 and 1936. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency (April 17, 1936). Authorize recoinage of 50-cent pieces in connection with California ...

  3. Dean Spanos - Wikipedia

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    Dean Alexander Spanos (born May 26, 1950) is the chairman and owner of the National Football League (NFL)'s San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers franchise. He is the son of Alex Spanos, who purchased majority interest in the team in 1984.

  4. The Spirit of St. Louis (book) - Wikipedia

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    The book covers a period of time between September 1926 and May 1927, and is divided into two sections: The Craft and New York to Paris.In the first section, The Craft (pp. 3–178), Lindbergh describes the latter days of his career as an airmail pilot and presents his account of conceiving, planning, and executing the building of the Spirit of St. Louis aircraft.

  5. San Diego Viejo Plaza - Wikipedia

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    Pueblo of San Diego Plaza was an inland town as such in 1850, new building started at San Diego Bay, The US Army built New San Diego Barracks in 1850 and 1851, a supply depot and wharf. The depot was built in what was called at the time New San Diego, on San Diego Bay, south of Pueblo de San Diego. [12]

  6. Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego - Wikipedia

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    1867: Real estate developer Alonzo Horton arrived in San Diego and purchased 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of land in New Town for $265. Major development began in the Gaslamp Quarter. [8] 1880s to 1916: Known as the Stingaree, the area was a working class area, home to San Diego's first Chinatown, "Soapbox Row" and many saloons, gambling halls, and ...

  7. Pacific Beach, San Diego - Wikipedia

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    looking down the cliffs overlooking Pacific Beach north of Crystal Pier. The beach stretches for miles from the Mission Bay jetty to the cliffs of La Jolla.The boardwalk, officially called Ocean Front Walk/Ocean Boulevard, is a pedestrian walkway that runs approximately 3.2 miles along the beach from the end of Law St. in the north down into Mission Beach, ending at the mouth of Mission Bay in ...

  8. San Diego serial murders - Wikipedia

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    The San Diego serial murders were a series of murders of women that, according to the official investigation's version, occurred between 1985 and 1990 within San Diego, California, and the surrounding area. At least 28 victims were sex workers and were known to use drugs, with four remaining unidentified.

  9. San Diego Chargers - Wikipedia

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    The Chargers' first home game in San Diego was at Balboa Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on September 17, 1961. Their final game as a San Diego–based club was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego at the end of the 2016 season on January 1, 2017, against the Kansas City Chiefs, who defeated them 37–27. [1]