Wright Act News Today

Legislation that would establish a grant program for safety alert systems in Tennessee public schools advanced out of the Government Operations Committee.

1885 The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad reaches San Bernardino. [Source: California by Kevin Starr.] 1886 The completion of the Santa Fe Railroad leads to a price war, lowering the cost of a rail trip from the Mid West to the West Coast to as low as $1 per person. 1887 The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad reaches Los Angeles. [Source: California by Kevin Starr.]Occidental College and Pomona College opened. [Source: California by Kevin Starr.] California by Kevin Starr.] Lux v...