History of marriage in California History of marriage in California The recorded history of marriage in California is long and encompasses a period as far back as the first Spanish missions and even further back in unrecorded history of Native American Indians and their marriage rituals. California was incorporated into the United States of America in 1850. While the Native Americans of California did not document their culture in the same way western civilization did, we still have a great deal of knowledge from archaeological evidence as well as the earliest records of the Spanish missions. Native communities in southern California of the Chumash Indians,
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Paul McCartney. Dr. Demento's listeners have repeatedly voted "The United States of America" as the greatest comedy album of all time. "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Volume Two" was planned for a release during America's Bicentennial in 1976, but did not emerge until 1996. In his autobiography, Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway; when this failed, he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel. A third volume was planned. Due to the death of Freberg's wife, Donna, and Freberg's personal health problems, the project was shelved. Stan