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*'''9 September 1850:''' California became the 31st state | *'''9 September 1850:''' California became the 31st state | ||
*'''1851-52: '''California Indian Wars | *'''1851-52: '''California Indian Wars | ||
*'''23 April 1860 - 24 October 1861:''' Pony Express | *'''23 April 1860 - 24 October 1861:''' [[Pony Express]] | ||
*'''1869:''' Completion of the transcontinental railroad gave California a direct connection with the East. Great numbers of Chinese were imported to work on this railroad. | *'''1869:''' Completion of the transcontinental railroad gave California a direct connection with the East. Great numbers of Chinese were imported to work on this railroad. | ||
*'''1872:''' The Modoc War on border between Oregon and California, between the U.S. and the Modoc tribe led by Chief Kintpuash (Captain Jack), the tribe had ceded their land in 1864, they were sent to the Klamath reservation, in 1870 they returned to their old land. | *'''1872:''' The Modoc War on border between Oregon and California, between the U.S. and the Modoc tribe led by Chief Kintpuash (Captain Jack), the tribe had ceded their land in 1864, they were sent to the Klamath reservation, in 1870 they returned to their old land. | ||