African Americans in California. Juan RodrÃ­guez Cabrillo's ship entered San Diego Bay, which marked the discovery of Alta California. The Inspector General of New Spain, JosÃ© de Galvez, began to develop plans for the further expansion, exploitation, and colonization of Alta California.
Waco siege, a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians and federal agents that ended on April 19, 1993, when the religious groupâs compound near Waco, Texas, was destroyed in a fire. Nearly 80 people were killed.
Eighty-two followers and four federal agents died. John Erick and Drew Dowdle, creators of Waco, drew their script from sources like FBI negotiator Gary Noesnerâs Stalling for Time, and the book by Branch Davidian survivor David Thibodeau, A Place Called Waco. Taylor Kitsch plays Koresh and the series focuses on him and his followers.