California's Centennial Cities in 2013

Pictured is Manhattan Beach and its iconic Manhattan Beach Pier. The Los Angeles County city in its South Bay region overlooks the Santa Monica Mountains to the northeast. This 1912 Centennial City remains a popular beach destination 100 years after its founding.

Are you going to party like its 2012 next year? Some cities in California are rolling back the clock, paying homage in 2012 to their foundation and roots during their centennial year. From the Gold Country to Los Angeles, Central Valley to Silicon Valley, there are at least 7 cities ready to pay tribute to their 100 years of existence.

California cities that celebrate 100 years in 2012!

• Angels Camp January 24, 1912
• Beaumont November 18, 1912
• Clovis February 27, 1912
• El Cajon November 12, 1912
• El Monte November 18, 1912
• La Mesa February 16, 1912
• Manhattan Beach December 12, 1912
• Sunnyvale December 24, 1912

What do they have to look back to from 1912?

• 1912 was a leap year, just like 2012!
• New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state
• Arizona becomes the 48th state
• The Girl Scouts are founded in the U.S.
• The Titanic ship hits an iceberg and sinks
• A meteorite explodes over the town of Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona causing thousands of pieces of debris to rain down on the town.
• The Boston Red Sox win the 1912 World Series, defeating the New York Giants in what is considered one of the greatest games of baseball ever played.
• Woodrow Wilson is elected president of the U.S.

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