Clint Eastwood was elected as Mayor of Carmel, California.
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The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle landed in California after completing its maiden voyage.
The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Northern California's wine country was devastated by sweeping wildfires.
