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California

U.S. state

California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest state by population and third-largest by area.

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  • September 28, 1542Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's Spanish expedition enters San Diego Bay.
  • 1579Francis Drake explores and claims an undefined portion of the California coast.
  • 1587Filipino sailors become the first Asians to set foot in what would be the United States at Morro Bay.
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