This Year in History

1914

1914

 

1958

photo courtesy of Beverly Hills Historical Society

This Year in History - 1914

  • Beverly Hills incorporates as a city, extending its boundaries to fill a population quota of 500.
  • Cecil B. DeMille’s The Squaw Man is the first full-length feature film shot in Hollywood. Subsequently, movie makers from New York and New Jersey flock to Southern California, where sunny weather enables crews to film outdoors throughout the year.
  • Hiram Johnson wins re-election as governor, becoming the first California chief executive since 1853 to win re-election. Johnson subsequently wins a U.S. Senate seat in 1916 and is succeeded by Lt. Governor William Stephens.
  • In statewide ballot elections, Californians vote on 48 individual measures – abolishing the poll tax, allowing the legislature to set a minimum wage for women and minors, but turning down a proposition that would prohibit employees from working more than 6 days a week or more than 48 hours.