1. In 1885, San Diego's Hotel del Coronado, one of the most famous and oldest hotels in California, opened. The hotel's distinctive red turrets have been a landmark on the San Diego skyline for over a century.

2. In 1968, San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall took what would become one of the iconic images of the 1960s: a photograph of musician Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival. Marshall's photograph is considered one of the most significant images in the history of rock and roll.

3. In 1982, the Los Angeles Lakers signed basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to a new five-year contract worth $15 million. Abdul-Jabbar went on to win three more NBA championships with the Lakers during the 1980s.

4. In 2003, Governor Gray Davis signed a bill that made California the first state in the nation to require automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and trucks. The law set the stage for stricter emissions standards nationwide, and helped California become a leader in the fight against climate change.

5. In 2019, the California Supreme Court ruled that cities and counties can require developers to include affordable housing in new residential projects. The decision was a major victory for affordable housing advocates, who have long argued that California's housing crisis requires bold action to address.