Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.
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The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Californian Governor.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
Mission Santa Barbara was founded in California by Franciscan missionaries from Spain.
The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
