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1934
The first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. [Source: the Orange County Register.]
1965
Rioting and looting killed 34 people in the largely black Watts section of Los Angeles. [Source: the Orange County Register.]
2014
Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams, 63, killed himself in Marin County. [Source: the Orange County Register.]
2020
Kamala Harris, California’s junior United States Senator, is named as Joe Biden’s running mate on the Democratic ticket in the 2020 presidential election.