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United States of America: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
California, history since 1846: Brief history of the Union's thirty-first state from 1846 to the present day. [e]- California, history to 1845: Brief history of the Union's thirty-first state up through 1845. [e]
- Spanish missions in California: A series of twenty-one religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations. [e]
- California Environmental Protection Agency: A state cabinet-level agency within the government of California whose mission is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality. [e]
Pacific Ocean: the largest single mass of water in the world, lying between Asia and Australia on its west, and North America and South America on its east. [e]- Silicon Valley: Part of the San Francisco, California Bay Area in California that is home to a large number of technology companies. [e]
- Klamath River: Add brief definition or description
Cities and towns
- Hollywood: District of the city of Los Angeles, California, synonymous with the American movie and television industry. [e]
- Long Beach: City on the Southern coast of California, south of Los Angeles [e]
- Los Angeles, California: a city in southern California and the second-largest urban center in the U.S. (after New York). [e]
- San Diego, California: Populous city in California (second only to L.A.) located on the Pacific coast near the southwestern corner of the state. [e]
- San Francisco, California: The fourth-largest city in California, and the center of the San Francisco Bay Area. [e]
- San Jose: Add brief definition or description
Education
- Cal Tech: A major research and education university for science and technology, located in Pasadena, California [e]
- California Culinary Academy: Add brief definition or description
- Loma Linda University: Add brief definition or description
- Naval Postgraduate School: Add brief definition or description
- University of California at Berkeley: Add brief definition or description
- University of California at Davis: Add brief definition or description
- University of California at San Diego: Add brief definition or description
- UCLA: Add brief definition or description
- USC: Add brief definition or description
- Stanford University: A major educational institution in Palo Alto, California, noted for academics, athletics, and contributions to technology in the surrounding Silicon Valley [e]
- Hoover Institution: A long-established think tank at Stanford University, of generally American conservative ideology and respected academic quality; founded by President Herbert Hoover [e]
Economy
- Avocado: Add brief definition or description
- Grape: Berries of the genus Vitis. [e]
- Silicon Valley: Part of the San Francisco, California Bay Area in California that is home to a large number of technology companies. [e]
Preserved wilderness areas
- Channel Islands National Park: Add brief definition or description
- Death Valley National Park: Add brief definition or description
- Joshua Tree National Park: Add brief definition or description
- Kings Canyon National Park: Add brief definition or description
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: Add brief definition or description
- Lassen National Forest: Add brief definition or description
- Mojave Desert: Add brief definition or description
- Mojave National Preserve: Add brief definition or description
- Redwood National and State Parks: Add brief definition or description
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks: Add brief definition or description
- Yosemite National Park: Add brief definition or description
Military
- Beale Air Force Base: Add brief definition or description
- Edwards Air Force Base: Add brief definition or description
- Fort Irwin: Add brief definition or description
- Los Angeles Air Force Base: Add brief definition or description
- Camp Pendleton: Add brief definition or description
- Naval Base San Diego: Add brief definition or description
- Travis Air Force Base: Add brief definition or description
- Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms: Add brief definition or description
- Vandenberg Air Force Base: Add brief definition or description
Department of Energy
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Add brief definition or description
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Add brief definition or description
NASA
- Ames Research Center: Add brief definition or description
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Add brief definition or description
Other
- Historic theaters of California: Add brief definition or description
- Local government in California: Add brief definition or description
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá: Add brief definition or description
- South Coast Air Quality Management District: Add brief definition or description
- Barry Goldwater: Add brief definition or description
- California Breed: Add brief definition or description
- Earl Warren: Add brief definition or description
- Filoli: Add brief definition or description
- Of Mice and Men: Add brief definition or description