Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.
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The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
US Marine Major John Glenn's 'Project Bullet' broke the transcontinental speed record.
Hoover Dam began producing electricity and transmitting it to Los Angeles, California.
After a near collision with another aircraft at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, Star Wars actor Harrison Ford was almost killed.
The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.
