Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.
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Comic-Con celebrated its 48th yearly event in San Diego.
Charles Manson is sentenced to death in the gas chamber.
Two rival driverless taxi companies were given approval to operate 24/7 in San Francisco, California.
The Camp Fire in California became that state's deadliest blaze after it killed 88 people and caused 52,000 people to be evacuated.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.