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** California voters defeat the Briggs Initiative that would have prohibited gay school teachers.
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** Cortez, California, an unincorporated community in Merced County
** California coastal sage and chaparral
** California montane chaparral and woodlands
** California interior chaparral and woodlands
** Mount Tehama ( California, US )
** 1977 Golden Eagle California Edition ( available only through California AMC Dealerships )
** Occidental College, located in Los Angeles, California
** Check engine warning light added to all US models due to California regulatory demands.
** California Quail, Callipepla californica
** The Record ( Stockton ), a newspaper in Stockton, California
** California School for the Deaf, Riverside, a state-funded higher education facility for deaf and hearing impaired students
** Riverside County, California, the eponymous county
** Riverside International Raceway, California, a world-famous racetrack from 1957 to 1989
** University of California, Riverside, one of the ten campuses of the University of California system
** The Ensatina salamanders, which form a ring round the Central Valley in California.
** Southern California Edison
** 97. berkelium, Bk, named after the city of Berkeley, where the University of California, Berkeley is located ( 1949 ).
** 98. californium, Cf, named after the state of California, where the university is located ( 1950 ).
** Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes off the California coast into the Pacific Ocean, killing 88.
** The Seattle Mariners play their first-ever game of baseball against the California Angels.
** and voters
** In a national referendum related to abortion, voters in Ireland reject the proposed Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1992 ( Ireland ) but approve the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland and the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
** In the ' Border Poll ', voters in Northern Ireland vote to remain part of the United Kingdom.
** Corsica voters reject a referendum for increased autonomy from France by a very narrow margin.
** The organization Citizens for Civil Discourse has lobbied Congress to close this loophole by developing a National Political Do Not Call Registry where voters can register their phone numbers and ask politicians to take the " Do Not Contact Pledge ".
** By a margin of two to one, voters in Tacoma, Washington reject a ballot initiative which would have reinstated a gay civil rights law repealed by voters in November 1989.
** Binding referendum, initiative and recall powers for state voters and non-binding national referendums.
** Liberals: Martin tells voters not to vote for the NDP, because a vote for the NDP is a vote for Harper.
** Cowichan: 196 votes ( 2 seats 98 votes / seat 49 voters / seat )
** Victoria: 377 votes ( 2 seats 188. 5 votes / seat 94. 25 voters / seat )
** Victoria City: 1, 515 ( 4 seats 378. 75 votes / seat 169. 3525 voters / seat )
** Esquimalt: 182 ( 2 seats 91 votes / seat 45. 5 voters / seat )
** The newly formed Nee Soon GRC which will take in voters from Nee Soon East and Nee Soon Central single divisions and parts of Sembawang and Ang Mo Kio GRCs.
** and defeat
** Battle of Pagan in 1287, Mongol defeat of Pagan Kingdom
** RPG-30 One-shot disposable RPG launcher, with a ' precursor ' forerunner additional sub-munition, intended to defeat Active Defense Systems like Trophy
** The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 107 to win the National Basketball Association finals four games to two.
** The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7 – 5 to win the World Series in 7 games ( 4 – 3 ), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers ( also known as the Yankee Dynasty ).
** Operation Bagration: A general attack by Soviet forces clears the German forces from Belarus, resulting in the destruction of German Army Group Centre, possibly the greatest defeat of the Wehrmacht during WWII.
** American forces successfully defeat Nazi forces at Chambois, closing the Falaise Gap.
** Adolf Hitler concedes defeat in his underground Berlin bunker after learning Felix Steiner could not mobilize enough men to launch a counterattack on the Soviets who had just broken through Germany.
** Battle of the Kasserine Pass: German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia ; it is the United States ' first major battle defeat of the war.
** WWII: War in the Pacific: U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and ROC leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet at the Cairo Conference to discuss ways to defeat Japan.
** Battle of Cape Matapan: Off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean, British naval forces defeat those of Italy, sinking 5 warships.
** The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series, 1 – 0, to sweep the series for their 1st World Championship.
** The Spanish defeat British forces and capture Minorca.
** AFL Grand Final: Hawthorn Hawks defeat West Coast Eagles by 53 points at Waverley Park, the final score 20. 19. 139 – 13. 8. 86.
** Monday Night Football debuts on ABC ; the Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Jets 31-21 in front of more than 85, 000 fans at Cleveland Stadium.
** The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the World Series, 9 – 3, to win the series 4 games to 1 for their 2nd World Championship.
** Battle of Eraul-Carlists ( General Dorregaray ) defeat Republicans at Eraul, near Estella during the Third Carlist War.
** January 15 The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
** Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins, 14 – 7, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, to complete the NFL's first Perfect Season in front of 90, 182 fans.
** In his final game on the sideline, John Wooden coaches UCLA to its 10th national championship in 12 seasons when the Bruins defeat Kentucky 92-85 in the title game at San Diego, California.
** The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 5 – 4 at Fenway Park to clinch the AL East after being 14 games out of first place only two months earlier.
** The Montréal Canadiens defeat the New York Rangers 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven series, winning the Stanley Cup.
** Bermondsey by-election, 1983 ( U. K .): Simon Hughes's defeat of Peter Tatchell is criticised for alleged homophobia.
** World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6 – 3 in game 7.
** World Series: The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in 7 games.
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