California Fast Facts

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