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Key Historical Dates and Events
1945 The United Nations charter was adopted at the San Francisco Conference.
1960 The legislature provided funds for a project to distribute excess water from the northern mountains to coastal
cities and southern California.
1963 California became the state with the largest population in the United States.
1964 The nation’s first major college demonstration occurred at the University of California, Berkeley.
1965 Rioting broke out in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
1971 An earthquake shook Los Angeles area, killing 64 people and causing more than $500 million worth of damage.
