Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovers Catalina Island off the coast of California.
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The first killer whale calf was born in captivity at Marineland in Los Angeles, California.
San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered.
Loma Prieta earthquake rocks California.
Hoover Dam began producing electricity and transmitting it to Los Angeles, California.
The first Legoland outside of Europe opened in Carlsbad, California.
