Fresno's Frank Thomas: Disney animation pioneer

Dinuba: A town with an unusual name and mysterious origins

Historians don't agree on how the town of Dinuba got its name.

Skin Deep: How Duke Ellington made a hit recording in Fresno

Duke Ellington's song "Skin Deep" was recorded in 1952 at Fresno's Rainbow Ballroom.

Fresno's Frank Thomas: Disney animation pioneer

Fresno's Frank Thomas was instrumental in bringing Walt Disney's most famous animated features to life.

Auberry: A town named through mispronunciation

This Fresno County foothill town got its name through a tortured tale of mispronunciation.

California's Paul Revere: Edward Fitzgerald Beale and the gold rush

Edward Fitzgerald Beale brought news of the discovery of gold in California to Washington, D.C., in the process winning a high-stakes clandestine race across the continent.