The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
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California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
The first killer whale calf was born in captivity at Marineland in Los Angeles, California.
California's first freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway, officially opened to traffic.
The red robin was officially named Britain's National Bird.
Five bank robbers armed themselves and attempted a heist in Norco, California.
