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San Diego, California

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The Resume

    (July 29, 1846- )
    Discovered in 20,000 BC by hunters from Asia following prey
    Became an official US city on July 29, 1846
    Second most populated city in California
    First public school opened in 1865
    First post office opened in 1869
    Home of football's San Diego Chargers (1961-2016) and baseball's San Diego Padres (1968)
    Reached a population of over a million (1990)

Why San Diego, California might be annoying:

    An earthquake destroyed the San Diego Mission Church in 1812.
    The smallpox epidemic killed hundreds of Native Americans and Mexican's in the San Diego area (1862).
    A severe drought hit in 1877.
    Many illegal immigrants migrate from Mexico to San Diego on a daily basis.
    It suffers from floods, earthquakes and fires.
    Vietnamese refugees were temporarily housed at Camp Pendleton, which is right outside of San Diego (1975).

Why San Diego, California might not be annoying:

    The Spanish, Indians and French all fought over it.
    It became the first city 'west of the Mississippi' to set aside land for an urban park, which is now known as Balboa Park.
    Andrew Carnegie donated $60,000 to build San Diego's first public library (1899).
    The plane that Charles Lindbergh used to fly from New York to Paris was built in San Diego (1927).
    It's the home of one of the worlds most famous zoos, the San Diego Zoo and the biggest Sea World.
    One of the Beatles' first American performances was in San Diego (1965).
    It has some amazing sunsets.
    It's a stones throw away from party town Tijuana, Mexico.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 108 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 127 Votes: 42.52% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 58.12% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 312 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 359 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 71 Votes: 40.85% Annoying