Short answers, pulled from the story.
The De Anza Expedition arrived on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in 1776, bringing the first people of European descent to what is now Berkeley. Luis Peralta received a vast land grant from the King of Spain for his services, creating Rancho San Antonio that covered the future city.
Frederick Billings named the town after George Berkeley after watching two ships standing out to sea through the Golden Gate at Founders Rock. The philosopher's name is pronounced BARK-lee, but the city adopted the American pronunciation BERK-lee.
A massive student protest erupted when the university banned distribution of political literature on campus, sparking what became known as the Free Speech Movement. Demonstrators and UC Berkeley students sympathized with statewide protests for free speech and assembly while revolting against restrictions imposed by University President Clark Kerr in 1959.
Berkeley is traversed by the Hayward Fault Zone, a major branch of the San Andreas Fault to the west. A notorious segment runs lengthwise down middle of Memorial Stadium at mouth of Strawberry Canyon on UC campus where photos show movement of fault through stadium.
Top employers include University of California Berkeley with 13,847 employees followed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory employing 3,581 people. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center employs 2,031 while Berkeley Unified School District and City of Berkeley each employ 1,764 staff members.