Father Junipero Serra started his first mission in California named “Mission San Diego.”
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A chemist in Berkeley, California, US, announced that they successfully synthesized hormones that are responsible for human growth.
Disney's Moana premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
Glen Bell opened the very first Taco Bell restaurant, in Downey, California.
California's first freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway, officially opened to traffic.
San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered.