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California became a state.
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The Pony Express started carrying mail from Misouri to California.
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The Transcontinental railroad is completed.
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California's population exceeds 1 million.
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A major earthquake and fire destroys San Francisco.
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Route 66 opens in California.
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The zoot suit riots break out in California.
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The National workers farm union is founded in California.
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California becomes a leader in computers and other electronics.
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Jerry Brown replaces Arnold Schwarzengger as governor in Caliornia.