California is one of the 25 most biologically diverse places on the planet, and is the only biodiversity hotspot in North America. Biological diversity (or biodiversity) is a measure of ecosystem health and function.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May, 1772 to 27 September, 1833) was a founder of the Brahmo Sabha movement in 1828 which engendered the Brahmo Samaj, an influential Bengali socio-religious reform movement. His influence was apparent in the fields of politics, public administration and education as well as religion.
Leroy (Roy) Buchanan was a guitar innovator whose skill inspired an aptly titled documentary, The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World. For more than thirty years, the guitarist melded blues, country, jazz, and rock music into a unique sound. Roy Buchanan was born September 23, 1939, in Ozark (Franklin County), the third of four children born to Bill Buchanan and Minnie Bell Reed Buchanan. When he was two, the family moved to Pixley, California, a tiny San Joaquin Valley farming town, where his father was a farm laborer.