Adorable animal families that will make you aww. A steeplejack is a skilled construction worker who performs installations, maintenance, and repairs on tall buildings and structures. He or she might work on church steeples, bell towers, skyscrapers, and other structures that require expert scaling procedures.
During the Bear Flag Revolt, from June to July 1846, a small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic.
A Brief History of the Bear Flag. by William J. Trinkle. In 1846, California was a part of Mexico, and known as Alta California. For some years prior, and with increasing frequency, Americans and other non-Mexican nationals had moved to Alta California.