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California state
State animal -The California grizzly bear was designated official State Animal in 1953.
State nickname -"The Golden State" has long been a popular designation for California and was made the official State Nickname in 1968. It is particularly appropriate since California's modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848 and fields of golden poppies can be seen each spring throughout the state.
State song -California's official state song is "I Love You, California", written by F.B. Silverwood, a Los Angeles merchant.
Total direct travel spending in California was $96.7 billion in 2007. Travel spending increased by 3.6 percent over the preceding year .
Of California’s approximately 14 million international visitors, about 5.2 million were from overseas in 2007, 21.7 percent of all overseas visitors to the U.S., and  up 12.4 percent from 2006.
Indians history
The history of California Indians is a different story from that of other ethnic groups who came in the last few centuries as immigrants to an already populated land . For Indians, this is their homeland, and their history spans more than 10,000 years of occupation. The history of California Indians is a different story from that of other ethnic groups who came in the last few centuries as immigrants to an already populated land. For Indians, this is their homeland, and their history spans more than 10,000 years of occupation.
Alfred Louis Kroeber, Handbook of the Indians of California
Robert F. Heizer, et al., Handbook of North American Indians: