| Year | Month | Day | Event |
|---|
| 1542 |
Sep |
28 |
Portugal Explorer Discovers San Diego, California |
| 1602 |
Nov |
12 |
Sebastian Vizcaino Names San Diego |
| 1847 |
Jan |
30 |
Yerba Buena, California Renamed San Franciso |
| 1853 |
Jul |
25 |
Joaquin ""Robin Hood"" Murrieta Killed |
| 1857 |
Oct |
05 |
City Of Anaheim, California Is Founded |
| 1860 |
Apr |
03 |
First Successful Pony Express Run Begins |
| 1891 |
Oct |
01 |
Stanford University Opens Its Doors |
| 1892 |
May |
28 |
Sierra Club Organized In San Francisco |
| 1906 |
Apr |
18 |
San Francisco Wrecked By Earthquake And Fire |
| 1907 |
May |
27 |
Plague Breaks Out In San Francisco, California |
| 1913 |
Jul |
10 |
Highest U.S. Temp In Death Valley, CA, 134 °F |
| 1933 |
Jan |
05 |
San Francisco Builders Begin Golden Gate Bridge |
| 1933 |
Mar |
10 |
Earthquake In Long Beach Kills 115 People |
| 1940 |
May |
15 |
McDonald's Opens First Restaurant |
| 1941 |
May |
06 |
Bob Hope Performs USO Show In California |
| 1947 |
Jan |
15 |
Elizabeth Short Brutally Murdered In LA Leimert Park |
| 1955 |
Oct |
05 |
Open To Public: Anaheim, California Disneyland Hotel |
| 1968 |
Jul |
18 |
Intel Is Founded In Mountain View, California |
| 1973 |
May |
29 |
Los Angeles Elects The First Black Mayor, Tom Bradley |
| 1975 |
Sep |
05 |
Lynette Fromme Trys To Kill President |
| 1978 |
Mar |
05 |
Landsat 3 Launches In California |
| 1992 |
Mar |
31 |
USS Missouri Decommissioned In Long Beach, CA |
| 2001 |
Jan |
12 |
Downtown Disney Opens In Anaheim, CA |
| 2005 |
Jan |
26 |
Glendale, CA Train Derailing Kills 11 |
| 2005 |
Dec |
03 |
XCOR Delivers First U.S. Mail By Rocket |
| 2009 |
Mar |
21 |
Four Officers Are Killed In Oakland |