The first Legoland outside of Europe opened in Carlsbad, California.
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Comic-Con celebrated its 48th yearly event in San Diego.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
The world record for the longest table tennis doubles marathon was broken with a time of 101 hours.
University of California scientists found evidence that life on Earth probably began 4.1 billion years ago.
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.