Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
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The world's largest plane, The Stratolaunch, had its first flight from the Mojave Desert in California.
Los Angeles police brutally beat an unarmed Rodney King with batons up to 60 times.
The people of Los Angeles elected Tom Bradley as their first Black mayor.
City of San Jose founded.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
