1. In 1855, the first post office in Lane County was established in Pleasant Hill, Oregon.
2. In 1929, the Oregon state legislature established the Oregon State Police as a law enforcement agency to maintain public order throughout the state.
3. March 5, 1949, marked the opening of the first covered shopping mall in the United States, the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon.
4. In 1974, the Oregon Vortex, a popular tourist attraction known for its mysterious optical illusions and gravitational anomalies, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
5. On March 5, 2013, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed the Oregon Health Equity Act into law, aimed at reducing health disparities among different populations in the state.
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