1. In 1784, the first ship to enter San Francisco Bay, the French Frigate La Pérouse, anchored off Point Reyes.

2. In 1862, the Battle of Cane Hill took place in Arkansas during the American Civil War. Californian troops played a significant role in the battle.

3. In 1906, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors banned Pinball machines, fearing they were corrupting the city's youth.

4. In 1922, the Toll Bridge Authority was created in California to oversee the construction and operation of toll bridges. The first bridge to be built under this authority was the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

5. In 2002, American reality television show Survivor: Thailand aired its series finale, with Brian Heidik of Quartz Hill, California, being declared the winner.