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 ==== Many museums ====
-There are as many as 300 museums in the city! There is an art museum, a natural history museum, but also a neon museum, a museum and archive dedicated to the Cold War, a museum of the history of surfing, and for those with stronger nerves: the museum of death. A must-see is the California Science Center, where you can see the space shuttle Endeavour up close. [([[https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/attractions/essential-museums-to-visit-in-los-angeles|TimeOut]])]
+There are as many as 300 museums in the city! There is an art museum, a natural history museum, a neon museum, a museum and archive dedicated to the Cold War, a museum of the history of surfing, and for those with stronger nerves, the museum of death. A must-see is the California Science Center, where you can see the space shuttle Endeavour up close. [([[https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/attractions/essential-museums-to-visit-in-los-angeles|TimeOut]])]
-{{tag>travel geography history}}
+==== Second largest city ====
+Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second-most populous city in the United States after New York City. [([[https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities|World Population Review]])]
+==== People from 140 countries ====
+Los Angeles is home to people from over 140 countries who speak 224 world languages. [([[https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/media/facts-about-la|Discover Los Angeles]])]
+==== Over 80 districts ====
+The city is divided into more than 80 districts and neighborhoods. [([[https://la.curbed.com/2017/7/28/16059422/los-angeles-neighborhoods-map|LA Curbed]])]
+==== Original inhabitants ====
+The coastal area of modern Los Angeles was originally inhabited by the Tongva (Gabrielenos) and Chumash Indian tribes. [([[https://indigenousmexico.org/southwest-us/california/the-native-roots-of-southern-californians/?print=print|Indigenous Mexico]])]
+==== Spanish colonial empire ====
+As early as 1542, the Southern California area was recognized as part of the Spanish colonial empire. [([[https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/precontact-and-early-colonial-era/spanish-colonization/a/the-spanish-conquistadores-and-colonial-empire|Khan Academy]])]
+==== The railroad ====
+In 1876, the railroad came to Los Angeles. [([[https://www.railswest.com/history/californiabeginnings.html|Rails West]])]
+==== Oil deposits ====
+In 1892, oil deposits were discovered in the city area, making California the largest oil producer in the United States in 1923, accounting for 1/4 of the world's oil production. [([[http://www.stand.la/history-of-oil-in-los-angeles.html|Stand]])]
+==== Los Angeles Aqueduct ====
+In 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was put into service, providing four times as much water as the city required. [([[https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/los-angeles-aqueduct|History]])]
+==== Hollywood ====
+In 1910, Hollywood merged with Los Angeles. [([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Hollywood-California|Britannica]])]
+==== Summer Olympics ====
+In 1932, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics. [([[https://www.sccog.org/1932-olympic-games|Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games]])]
+==== Major center for wartime manufacturing ====
+During World War II, Los Angeles was a major center for wartime manufacturing such as shipbuilding and aviation. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3640968|JSTOR]])]
+==== Agriculture ====
+In the 1930s and 1940s, Los Angeles County was a national leader in agriculture. [([[https://s.giannini.ucop.edu/uploads/giannini_public/19/41/194166a6-cfde-4013-ae55-3e8df86d44d0/a_history_of_california_agriculture.pdf|University of California]])]
+{{tag>travel geography history culture society}}

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