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California (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniə/) is astate in theWestern United States that lies on thePacific Coast. It bordersOregon to the north,Nevada andArizona to the east, and sharesan international border with theMexican state ofBaja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km²), it is thelargest state by population,third-largest state by area and thelargest state economy.

Prior toEuropean colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas inpre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by theSpanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, as a result ofits successful war for independence. Following theU.S. conquest of California, part of theMexican-American War, California wasceded to the United States in 1848. TheCalifornia gold rush started in 1848 and led to social and demographic changes, including theCalifornia genocide. It organized itself and wasadmitted as the 31st state in 1850 as afree state, following theCompromise of 1850.

Theeconomy of California is thelargest of any U.S. state, with an estimated 2024gross state product of $4.172 trillion as of Q4 2024. It is the world'slargest sub-national economy and, if it were an independent country, would be the fourth-largest economy in the world (putting it, as of 2025, behind Germany and ahead of Japan) whenranked by nominal GDP.The state's agricultural industry leads the nation in output, fueled by its production ofdairy,almonds, andgrapes. With the busiest port in the country (Los Angeles), California plays a pivotal role in the global supply chain, hauling in about 40% of goods imported to the US. Notable contributions topopular culture, ranging fromentertainment,sports,music, andfashion, have their origins in California.Hollywood in Los Angeles is the center of theU.S. film industry and one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; profoundly influencing global entertainment since the 1920s. The San Francisco Bay'sSilicon Valley is the center of the global technology industry. (Full article...)

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Metallica at the 2024Gershwin Prize ceremony. From left to right:Kirk Hammett,Lars Ulrich,Robert Trujillo andJames Hetfield.

Metallica is an Americanheavy metal band. It was formed inLos Angeles in 1981 by vocalist/guitaristJames Hetfield and drummerLars Ulrich, and has been based inSan Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands ofthrash metal, alongsideMegadeth,Anthrax andSlayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitaristKirk Hammett and bassistRobert Trujillo. GuitaristDave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassistsRon McGovney,Cliff Burton andJason Newsted are former members of the band.

Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album,Master of Puppets (1986), which is often cited as one of the best metal albums of all time. The band's next album,...And Justice for All (1988), gave Metallica its firstGrammy Award nomination. Its fifth album,Metallica (1991), was a turning point for the band that saw it transition from its thrash metal roots; the album appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling more than 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of theSoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, Metallica returned to its thrash metal roots with its ninth album,Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. The band's eleventh and most recent album,72 Seasons, was released in 2023. (Full article...)

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Image 1TheUniversity of California, Berkeley is the flagship school of the University of California system. (fromCulture of California)
Image 2The 1835Manifiesto a la República Mejicana, byJosé Figueroa, was the first book published in California (fromCulture of California)
Image 3TheGetty Villa (fromCulture of California)
Image 4Dividing the Light (2007), askyspace byJames Turrell atPomona College (fromCulture of California)
Image 5In-N-Out burgers (fromCulture of California)
Image 6Stanford University Oval (fromCulture of California)
Image 7Poppies, Antelope Valley, aCalifornia Impressionist painting byBenjamin Chambers Brown (fromCulture of California)
Image 8Bilingual English-Spanish sign in theColorado Desert ofSouthern California. (fromCulture of California)
Image 9Presidio of Santa Barbara. (fromCulture of California)

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Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them.

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Chastain in 2025

Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects withfeminist themes, she has receivedvarious accolades, including anAcademy Award and aGolden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for aPrimetime Emmy Award, twoTony Awards and twoBritish Academy Film Awards.Time magazine named her one of the100 most influential people in the world in 2012.

Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age and made her professional stage debut in 1998 asShakespeare'sJuliet. After studying acting at theJuilliard School, she worked on television and stage. After making her film debut at age 31 in the dramaJolene (2008), Chastain had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramasTake Shelter (2011) andThe Tree of Life (2011). She received Academy Award nominations for playing an aspiring socialite in the period dramaThe Help (2011) and a CIA analyst in the thrillerZero Dark Thirty (2012). (Full article...)
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Chotiner in 1956

Murray M Chotiner (October 4, 1909 – January 30, 1974) was an Americanpolitical strategist,attorney,government official, and close associate and friend of PresidentRichard Nixon during much of the 37th President's political career. He served ascampaign manager for the future president's successful runs for theUnited States Senate in 1950 and for thevice presidency in 1952, and managed the campaigns of otherCalifornia Republicans. He was active in each of Nixon's two successful runs for theWhite House in low-profile positions.

Chotiner was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his father moved the family to California and then abandoned his wife and children. Murray Chotiner attendedUCLA, and graduated from theSouthwestern School of Law. He practiced law in Los Angeles, and branched out into public relations. Involving himself in Republican politics, he played an active part in several political campaigns and made an unsuccessful run for theCalifornia State Assembly in 1938. (Full article...)
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Dianne Emiel Feinstein (née Goldman; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as aUnited States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of theDemocratic Party, she previously served as the 38thmayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.

A San Francisco native, Feinstein graduated fromStanford University in 1955. She was elected to theSan Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969 and immediately became the board's first female president upon her appointment in 1970. In 1978, during a third stint as the board's president,the assassinations of MayorGeorge Moscone and City SupervisorHarvey Milk drew national attention. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position. Duringher tenure, she led the renovation ofthe city's cable car system and oversaw the1984 Democratic National Convention. Despite arecall attempt in 1983, Feinstein was a popular mayor and was named the most effective mayor in the country byCity & State in 1987. (Full article...)
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Caroline Agnes Brady (also known asCaroline Agnes Von Egmont Brady; October 3, 1905 – November 5, 1980) was an Americanphilologist who specialised inOld English andOld Norse works. Her works included the 1943 bookThe Legends of Ermanaric, based on her doctoral dissertation, and three influential papers on theAnglo-Saxon poemBeowulf. She taught at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, theUniversity of Pennsylvania,Johns Hopkins University, andHarvard University, among other places.

Brady was born an American citizen inTientsin, China, and traveled frequently as a child, spending time inLos Angeles, California,British Columbia, andAustin, Texas. She studied in theUniversity of California system, receiving her bachelor's and master's degrees, and herPh.D. in 1935. She next became an English instructor at that university's College of Agriculture, and worked as anassistant professor of languages and literature at Berkeley from 1941 to 1946. The following three years were spent at the University of Pennsylvania, until, at the end of 1949, Brady moved to teach atCentral Oregon Community College; her resignation due to "ill health" was announced a few months later. After being named the 1952–53Marion Talbot Fellow of theAmerican Association of University Women and writing two articles, Brady's scholarship ceased for a quarter of a century. In 1979, and posthumously in 1983, her final two articles were published. (Full article...)
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Official portrait, 1981

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40thpresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of theRepublican Party, he became an important figure in theAmerican conservative movement. The period encompassinghis presidency is known as theReagan era.

Born inTampico, Illinois, Reagan graduated fromEureka College in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California where he became a well-known film actor. During his acting career, Reagan was president of theScreen Actors Guild twice from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960. In the 1950s, he hostedGeneral Electric Theater and worked as a motivational speaker forGeneral Electric. During the1964 presidential election, Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After beingelected governor of California in 1966, he raised state taxes, turned the state budget deficit into a surplus and implemented harsh crackdowns on university protests. Following his loss toGerald Ford in the1976 Republican Party presidential primaries, Reagan won the Republican Party's nomination and then obtained a landslide victory over PresidentJimmy Carter in the1980 presidential election. (Full article...)
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Portrait byCarleton E. Watkins c. 1875

John Muir (/mjʊər/MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of theNational Parks", was a Scottish-born Americannaturalist, author,environmental philosopher,botanist,zoologist,glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation ofwilderness in the United States.

His books, letters and essays describing his adventures in nature, especially in theSierra Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve theYosemite Valley andSequoia National Park, and his example has served as an inspiration for the preservation of many otherwilderness areas. TheSierra Club, which he co-founded, is a prominent Americanconservation organization. In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to his wife and the preservation of the Western forests. As part of the campaign to make Yosemite a national park, Muir published two landmark articles on wilderness preservation inThe Century Magazine, "The Treasures of the Yosemite" and "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park"; this helped support the push forUS Congress to pass a bill in 1890 establishingYosemite National Park. The spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings has inspired readers, including presidents and congressmen, to take action to help preserve large nature areas. (Full article...)
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Skaggs with the Angels in 2019

Tyler Wayne Skaggs (July 13, 1991 – July 1, 2019) was an American professionalbaseball player. Astarting pitcher, he played seven seasons inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theArizona Diamondbacks andLos Angeles Angels between 2012 and 2019.

A native ofWoodland Hills, California, and a graduate ofSanta Monica High School, Skaggs was a supplemental first-round selection for the Angels in the2009 Major League Baseball draft. He was traded to the Diamondbacks the following year as part of an exchange for pitcherDan Haren and rose through Arizona'sfarm system. After two consecutive appearances at theAll-Star Futures Game in 2011 and 2012, Skaggs made his major league debut on August 22, 2012, against theMiami Marlins. He remained with the Diamondbacks through the end of the season, but wasoptioned to theminor leagues in 2013. (Full article...)
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Young in 2002

John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an Americanastronaut,naval officer andaviator,test pilot, andaeronautical engineer. He became theninth person to walk on the Moon ascommander of theApollo 16 mission in 1972.

Before becoming an astronaut, Young received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from theGeorgia Institute of Technology and joined the U.S. Navy. After serving at sea during theKorean War he became a naval aviator and graduated from theU.S. Naval Test Pilot School. As a test pilot, he set several world time-to-climb records. Young retired from the Navy in 1976 with the rank ofcaptain. (Full article...)
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Randy Shilts (August 8, 1951 – February 17, 1994) was an American journalist and author. After studying journalism at theUniversity of Oregon, Shilts began working as areporter for bothThe Advocate and theSan Francisco Chronicle, as well as forSan Francisco Bay Area television stations. In the 1980s, he was noted for being the first openly gay reporter for theSan Francisco Chronicle.

His first book,The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, was a biography of LGBT activistHarvey Milk. His second book,And the Band Played On, chronicled the history of theAIDS epidemic. Despite some controversy surrounding the book in the LGBT community, Shilts was praised for his meticulous documentation of an epidemic that was little-understood at the time. It was later made into anHBO film of the same name in 1993. His final book,Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the US Military from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, examined discrimination againstlesbians and gays in the military. (Full article...)
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Maddow in 2025

Rachel Anne Maddow (/ˈmædoʊ/ ^ⓘMAD-oh; born April 1, 1973) is an American television news program host andliberal political commentator. She hostsThe Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show onMS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor. Her syndicatedtalk radio programof the same name aired onAir America Radio from 2005 to 2010.

Maddow has received multipleEmmy Awards for her broadcasting work; in 2021, she also received aGrammy Award for the audiobook version ofBlowout (2019). (Full article...)
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Simpson in 1990

Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), also known by his nickname "the Juice", was an American professionalfootball player, actor, and media personality who played in theNational Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with theBuffalo Bills. Simpson is regarded as one of the greatestrunning backs of all time, but his success was overshadowed byhis criminal trial and controversial acquittal forthe murders of his former wifeNicole Brown and her friendRon Goldman in 1994.

Simpson playedcollege football for theUSC Trojans, where he won theHeisman Trophy as a senior, and was selectedfirst overall by the Bills in the1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, he received five consecutivePro Bowl and first-teamAll-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league inrushing yards four times, in rushingtouchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. Simpson became the first NFL player to rush for more than2,000 yards in a season, earning himNFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-gameregular season. He holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. He acquired the nickname "Juice" as a play on "OJ", a common abbreviation fororange juice. After retiring with theSan Francisco 49ers in 1979, he acted in film and television, including in theNaked Gun franchise, became asportscaster, and was a spokesman for a wide variety of products and companies, notablyHertz. He was inducted to theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and thePro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. (Full article...)
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Abdul atGalaxyCon Columbus in 2023

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as acheerleader for theLos Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for theLaker Girls, where she was discovered bythe Jacksons. After choreographing music videos forJanet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed toVirgin Records.

Abdul's debut studio albumForever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling seven million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on theBillboard Hot 100 chart: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". Her second albumSpellbound (1991) scored her two more chart-toppers – "Rush Rush" and "The Promise of a New Day". With six number-one singles on Hot 100, Abdul tiedDiana Ross for the third-most chart-toppers among female solo artists at the time. As of 2025, Abdul places seventh along withDiana Ross andLady Gaga for the most number-one singles by female artists in the U.S. to date. (Full article...)
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Official portrait, 2019

Nancy Patricia Pelosi (/pəˈloʊsi/pə-LOH-see;née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who was the 52ndspeaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of theDemocratic Party, she was the first woman elected U.S. House speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber ofCongress, heading theHouse Democrats from 2003 to 2023. Her 20 years as a House party leader are tied withJoe Martin's as the second-longest afterSam Rayburn. Pelosi is in her 20th term, having served in the House since 1987, representingCalifornia's 11th congressional district, which includes most ofSan Francisco. She is the dean ofCalifornia's congressional delegation.

The daughter of congressmanThomas D'Alesandro Jr., Pelosi was born and raised inBaltimore. She graduated fromTrinity College, Washington, in 1962 and married businessmanPaul Pelosi the next year. They moved toNew York City before settling down in San Francisco with their children. Focused on raising her family, Pelosi entered politics in the 1960s as a volunteer for the Democratic Party. After years of party work, rising to chair thestate party, she was first elected to Congress in a1987 special election. Pelosi steadily rose through the ranks of the House Democratic Caucus to be electedHouse minority whip in 2001 and elevated toHouse minority leader a year later. (Full article...)
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Dr. Dre in 2013

Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally asDr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder andCEO ofAftermath Entertainment andBeats Electronics, and co-founder ofDeath Row Records. Dre began his career as a member of theWorld Class Wreckin' Cru in 1984, and later found fame with thegangsta rap groupN.W.A, which he formed in 1987 withEazy-E,Ice Cube andArabian Prince. The group popularized explicit lyrics inhip-hop to detail the violence of street life. N.W.A's debut albumStraight Outta Compton (1989) was one of the most successful albums in theWest Coast hip-hop scene, and is often credited for the rise in popularity of gangsta rap. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West CoastG-funk, a subgenre of hip-hop characterized by asynthesizer foundation and slow, heavy production.

Shortly after the release of their second albumNiggaz4life (1991), N.W.A disbanded and Dr. Dre began his career as a solo artist. Released as Death Row's first major project, Dr. Dre's debut solo album,The Chronic (1992), made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993. Its lead single, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (featuring Snoop Dogg), peaked at number two on theBillboard Hot 100, while its third,Let Me Ride" wonBest Rap Solo Performance at the36th Annual Grammy Awards. That same year, he produced Death Row labelmateSnoop Dogg's debut albumDoggystyle, and mentored producers such as his stepbrotherWarren G (leading to the multi-platinum debutRegulate... G Funk Era in 1994) and Snoop Dogg's cousinDaz Dillinger (leading to the double-platinum debutDogg Food byTha Dogg Pound in 1995). In 1996, Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment; his compilation album,Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath (1996) and second studio album,2001 (1999) followed thereafter. After years of teasing an album tentatively titledDetox, Dre released his third studio album,Compton, in 2015. (Full article...)
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... thatJohn Moore's mother, after learning thatUCLA's student-body president was Black, said "this is where he's going to school"?
... that one of the founders ofa public TV station in California gave 92 speeches in 90 days during a fundraising drive?
... thata California TV station wondered whether it had the "World's Longest Pregnancy"?
... that country music singerBuck Owens boughta bankrupt TV station in California from his sister?
... that a mancosplaying as a character from theNew California Republic was arrested due to reports that he was carrying a bomb?
... that some California schoolchildrenbuild dioramas when learning about their state's Spanish missions?
... thatFrank A. Kimball brought a transcontinental rail terminus toNational City, California, in exchange for thousands of acres of land?
... that theElectriquette was an electric wicker vehicle that could be rented at the 1915Panama–California Exposition?

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Hollywood Sign

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TheHollywood Sign is a famouslandmark in theHollywood Hills area ofLos Angeles, California, spelling out the name of the area in 50 ft (15.2 m) high white letters. It was created as an advertisement in1923, but garnered increasing recognition after its initial purpose had been fulfilled.

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TheCrystal Range is a small group of mountains located within theDesolation Wilderness in the U.S. state of California. It is a subrange of theSierra Nevada. The highest and most southerly peak isPyramid Peak at 9987 ft; Mount Agassiz is next north at 9967 ft, withMount Price (9975 ft) rounding out the southern group of peaks.Tells Peak is the northernmost named peak in the range.

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Nicknames: The Golden State
Capital:Sacramento
Total area: 163,696 mi²
- Land: 156,002 mi²
- Water: 7,694 mi²
Highest elevation: 14,505 ft (Mount Whitney)
Population 39,250,017 (2016 est)
Admission to the Union: September 9, 1850 (31^st)

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