The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
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The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
The first-ever message was sent from a ship to the shore at Cliff House, San Francisco.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
Father Junipero Serra started his first mission in California named 'Mission San Diego.'
