1. In 1973, San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk was officially sworn into office, becoming the first openly gay elected official in California and one of the first in the United States. Milk went on to become a prominent LGBT rights activist and was assassinated in 1978.

2. On November 17, 1968, the Oakland Raiders played their first game at the Oakland Coliseum. The team had previously been located in San Francisco and was known as the San Francisco Raiders before moving across the bay.

3. In 2003, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck central California, causing significant damage and shaking buildings as far away as San Francisco. The earthquake was centered near the city of Paso Robles and caused two fatalities and dozens of injuries.

4. The first McDonald's restaurant in California opened on November 17, 1940, in San Bernardino. The restaurant was owned by Richard and Maurice McDonald and featured a streamlined system for making and serving hamburgers and fries.

5. On November 17, 1934, the infamous outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde made their first appearance in California, robbing a gas station in San Bernardino. The couple went on to commit a string of robberies and murders across the United States before being fatally shot by law enforcement in 1934.