Author: V. Iyengar, Silicon Valley Chapter The history of the Bay Area has always had strong ties to protest movements. Most well-known of these include the 1960s free-speech and anti-war protests, the Black Power movement of the Civil Rights Era, AIDS activism in the 1980s, and more. One of the most effective and widespread mediums for protest, not only in the Bay Area, but all … Continue reading A Brief History of Protest Music in the Bay Area
Author: V. Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Sacramento, CA Today, Sacramento is well known to residents of California as our state’s official capital city, being the location of the Governor’s Mansion, the Capitol Building, and the epicenter of California’s politics. However, for the first 4 years of California’s time as a U.S. state, this was not the case. As per the United State’s victory in the Mexican-American war … Continue reading The First Capital City of California
Author: V. Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍San Francisco, CA The United States gained possession of Alcatraz, along with the rest of California in 1848, following the Mexican-American War, and since then, the island has accrued a rich, and deep history. History of Alcatraz In 1850, President Millard Fillmore ordered that Alcatraz be set aside as a military reservation to be used by the American Military. From … Continue reading Researchers are creating a 3D map of Alcatraz + A Brief History of the Island
Author: G.Li, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Silicon Valley, CA The Silicon Valley, nestled in the southern part of the Bay Area in California, is widely renowned for its leading role in tech and innovation. Named after ‘silicon’, the chemical element whose semiconducting properties have enabled it to be used in transistors and integrated circuit chips in computer hardware, the Silicon Valley is home to thousands of startup … Continue reading From Prunes to Apple – How the Silicon Valley came to be a leader in technology
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