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.
The men testified in the eighth day of joint subcommittee hearings on the Waco tragedy, which began with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raid in February 1993. The Davidians barricaded themselves inside until April 19, 1993, when the FBI fired in tear gas, and a roaring blaze engulfed the building, killing some 80 men, women and children.