Finnish Armi Kuusela won the first Miss Universe Pageant at Long Beach, California.
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Van's opened its first store at 704 East Broadway in Anaheim, California.
President James K. Polk confirmed a gold discovery.
Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.
The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.
