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The Castro family grave marker in Aptos. The Castro Family owned nearly a quarter of all the land in the county in the 1840s. They lent their name to Castroville.

Claus Spreckels was born in Germany, but emigrated to Hawaii and started [...]

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A Brief History of Aptos California

1578
Sir Francis Drake sailed by our coast.

1821
Mexican Independence

1848
California annexed to United States as a territory.

1849
Jose Arano builds first General Store

1850
California gains statehood. Chinese begin to immigrate

1850’s
Castro builds Aptos Wharf (Aptos Wharf Road)

1860
Judge Ben Nichols builds a lumber mill in Aptos. Bridge built over Aptos Creek.

1865
Santa Cruz Earthquake

1868
Aptos Bridge destroyed to [...]

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History of Aptos
A Brief Overview of the History of Aptos by John Hibble

“Views of the Past”
Early Times
Aptos was named by the American Indians who lived here for thousands of years before Mission Santa Cruz was completed by the Spanish in 1794. In 1833 the government of Mexico granted Aptos Rancho to Rafael Castro. The Rancho [...]

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Aptos, California
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aptos, California

—  CDP —

Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of California

Coordinates: 36°58′53″N 121°54′27″W / 36.98139°N 121.9075°W / 36.98139; -121.9075

Country
United States

State
California

County
Santa Cruz

Area

- Total
7 sq mi (18.2 km2)

- Land
7 sq mi (18.2 km2)

– Water
0 sq mi (0 km2)

Elevation
108 ft (33 m)

Population (2000)

- Total
9,396

- Density
1,342.3/sq mi (516.3/km2)

Time zone
PST (UTC-8)

- Summer (DST)
PDT (UTC-7)

ZIP codes
95001, 95003

Area code(s)
831

FIPS code
06-02378

GNIS feature ID
1657939

Aptos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, [...]

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The Death of Marilyn Monroe
Was it Murder or Suicide
© Cyrus Dehkan

A shroud of mystery has surrounded the death of Marilyn Monroe. This article will review what’s currently known, enabling the reader to judge the matter for themselves.
On August 4th 1962 the world learned of Marilyn Monroe’s death. She was discovered by her housekeeper in her [...]

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Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, but interest in her life and her story continues in popular culture and in feminist studies. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortensen, was born in 1926, starred in many popular films, married Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio, and died of an overdose of barbiturates.

Basic Facts: Marilyn Monroe Profile
Marilyn Monroe Biography
Books: [...]

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Monroe, Marilyn (1926–1962), film actress.Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortenson in Los Angeles. She did not complete high school, marrying James Dougherty in 1942 and divorcing him in 1946. An army photographer discovered her working in an airplane factory during World War II, and she parlayed her photogenic face and figure into modeling assignments. [...]

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Posted by admin on 09/11/2009

Tony Curtis
recalls a key to his start in acting
November 6, 2009 By STEVE PARKS  steve.parks@newsday.com

You don’t usually think of a shoeshine as an audition opportunity. But that’s how Tony Curtis got his start, he told an audience of 100 or so fans in Huntington Friday night.
“The [...]

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Mad Men’ and High Fashion Responsible for Return Of The Cone Bra

By Carly Milne

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It seems that every time you think a trend is dead and gone, it rises zombie-like from a grave to ravage the fashion scene once more.
Pucci print, hammer pants, bell bottoms… and the latest to make its repeat performance? The cone [...]

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Pitcher Mark Portugal began what turned into a substantial career with the Twins.  Born in Los Angeles, he signed with the Twins as a free agent in 1980.  He did well throughout his minor league career, coming to the Twins in August of 1985.  He was with the Twins for most of 1986 [...]