It's Admission Day for our fair state, an event once celebrated with special stationery. And because your faithful blogger is a bit nerdy (33 Across in today's NYT crossword, in case you needed proof) here's some Californiana to help celebrate the day, 165 years ago, that we joined the union.
Happy birthday, California!
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