Los Angeles is a world-famous city, and its history is quite extensive.  On this date in 1781, 44 Pobladores (“townspeople”): 22 adults and 22 children founded the city of Los Angeles. And I guess all the rest is history.  For more information: http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi03b.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108549.html http://famousdaily.com/history/city-of-los-angeles-founded.html