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.
A quarter century after God, guns and government collided violently in the quiet Texas town of Waco, 48 Hours reports on what led to the deadly standoff that still resonates today. It began with a shootout between ATF agents and Branch Davidian followers that left four agents and six of Koresh's followers dead.