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California

  • 6 Jan 1942

    Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.

  • 6 May 1941

    Bob Hope performed his first United Service Organization show at California's March Field for service members and their families.

  • 30 Dec 1940

    California's first freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway, officially opened to traffic.

  • 15 May 1940

    The world's first Mcdonald's opened in San Bernardino, California.

  • 9 Oct 1936

    Hoover Dam began producing electricity and transmitting it to Los Angeles, California.

  • 13 Sep 1935

    Howard Hughes designed and built the world's fastest plane called the H-1 racer, then, on this day, flew it at a new world speed record at 352 miles per hour in Santa Fe, California.

  • 11 Jan 1935

    Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.

  • 5 Jan 1933

    Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.

  • 18 May 1927

    The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.

  • 13 Jul 1923

    The famous iconic Hollywood sign was placed in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, US.

  • 8 Apr 1916

    Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.

  • 17 Aug 1908

    The Bank of Italy opened in San Francisco, California, and would later become Bank of America.

  • 7 Jul 1908

    The famous Great White Fleet left San Francisco to continue its around-the-world journey.

  • 23 Aug 1899

    The first-ever message was sent from a ship to the shore at Cliff House, San Francisco.

  • 25 Sep 1890

    Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.

  • 23 Nov 1889

    The jukebox was presented for the first time at a Palais Royale, Saloon in San Francisco, California, US.

  • 3 Apr 1860

    The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.

  • 23 Nov 1852

    Lake Merced, California, was found to have sunk 30 feet (9 meters).

  • 17 Sep 1850

    The fourth great fire of San Francisco happened, destroying a considerable portion of the city.

  • 9 Sep 1850

    California became the 31st state to join the United States of America.

  • 5 Dec 1848

    President James K. Polk confirmed a gold discovery.

  • 24 Jan 1848

    The California Gold Rush begins.

  • 4 Nov 1841

    The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.

  • 4 Dec 1786

    Mission Santa Barbara was founded in California by Franciscan missionaries from Spain.

  • 29 Nov 1777

    City of San Jose founded.

  • 16 Jul 1769

    Father Junipero Serra started his first mission in California named 'Mission San Diego.'

  • 17 Jun 1579

    Sir Francis Drake discovered New Albion in California.

  • 7 Oct 1542

    Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovers Catalina Island off the coast of California.

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