1. In 1850, California's first newspaper, The Californian, was published in Monterey.
2. In 1905, the California Alien Land Law was passed, which prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" - primarily Japanese immigrants - from owning agricultural land or entering into long-term leases.
3. In 1960, the largest recorded earthquake in California's history occurred in the town of Parkfield. The magnitude 6.9 quake caused significant damage and was felt as far away as Los Angeles.
4. In 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, where he famously proclaimed, "I've Been to the Mountaintop." Just one day later - on April 4 - King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
5. In 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency due to a hepatitis A outbreak that had spread throughout the state. The outbreak had affected primarily homeless individuals and drug users, and resulted in hundreds of hospitalizations and several deaths.