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.
What happened at Ruby Ridge and Waco, in fewer than 300 words. After the fact, the incidents at Waco and Ruby Ridge have been closely linked in the minds of most Americans â two early-1990s standoffs in which the federal government's aggressive tactics almost certainly cost innocent lives.