1. The first intercollegiate football game in California history was played on November 25, 1892, between Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley. Stanford won the game with a score of 14-10.

2. On November 25, 1938, the first freeway in California, the Arroyo Seco Parkway (also known as the Pasadena Freeway), officially opened. The 8.2-mile stretch of road connected downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena and is now part of the 110 freeway.

3. In 1947, on November 25, a group of ten short films collectively known as "The Three Stooges" were released. The films included classics like "Brideless Groom," "Sing a Song of Six Pants," and "All Gummed Up."

4. On November 25, 1975, in a controversial move, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill legalizing the use of therapeutic marijuana in the state. This made California the first state in the nation to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

5. The California State Board of Education officially approved the inclusion of LGBTQ+ history in the state's public school curriculum on November 25, 2020. The move made California the first state in the country to mandate the teaching of LGBTQ+ history in public schools.