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California Fast Facts

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Date Admitted to the Union:

September 9, 1850 - California was the 31st state.

California State Capital:

Sacramento

State Nickname:

The Golden State.

State Motto:

Eureka.
Translation: I have found it.

California State Bird:

California Valley Quail

California State Flower:

California Poppy

California State Tree:

Redwood

20 Largest Cities in California:

  • Los Angeles
  • San Diego
  • San Jose
  • San Francisco
  • Long Beach
  • Fresno
  • Sacramento
  • Oakland
  • Santa Ana
  • Anaheim
  • Bakersfield
  • Riverside
  • Stockton
  • Chula Vista
  • Fremont
  • Modesto
  • Irvine
  • Glendale
  • San Bernardino
  • Huntington Beach

Ten Famous People From California :

  • Shirley Temple Black, Actress and Diplomat
  • Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Player
  • Walt Disney, Animator and Theme Park Creator
  • John Fremont, Explorer
  • William Randolph Hearst, Publisher Connected to the Spanish American War
  • Richard Nixon, 37th President
  • George S. Patton, General
  • Sally Ride, First Female Astronaut
  • Adlai Stevenson, Politician
  • Eldrick “Tiger” Woods, Golfer

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