Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Pikes Peak (Colo.) -- History.; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- History.
Other titles: August 5
Description: Covers the history of the Pike's Peak, Colorado Area, from its exploration by Lt. Zebulon Pike to notable ascensions of its summit. On Aug. 5, 1858, Julia Archibald Holmes became the first woman on record to reach the summit of Pike's Peak. Also provides a history of San Francisco Bay Area and links to resources for its study. On August 5, 1775, the Spanish ship San Carlos, commanded by Juan Manuel de Ayala, entered San Francisco Bay.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Holmes Reaches Pike's Peak!; title: San Francisco.