The state of California began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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The House of Commons voted in favor of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.
A helicopter carrying nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, crashed in California with no survivors.
Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco, California.
San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered.
Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovers Catalina Island off the coast of California.
