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.
Paramount Network to premiere 6-part TV event 'Waco' on Jan. 24 The Paramount Network program will follow the 51-day standoff between federal agents and the Branch Davidians. The situation escalated into the now-famous fatal siege at the Mount Carmel Center in 1993.