San Francisco timeline
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The Spanish Ship San Carlos Enters The San Francisco Bay
On August 5, 1775, the Spanish ship San Carlos, commanded by Juan Manuel de Ayala, entered what would soon be called San Francisco Bay. Unnoticed... Read more
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Committee of Vigilance Established in Wild West
On May 15, 1856, residents of San Francisco organized a Committee of Vigilance to combat crime in their rapidly growing town. Like other gold rush... Read more
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San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a magnitude 8.3 (Richter Scale) earthquake struck San Francisco. With thousands of un-reinforced brick buildings... Read more
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Move to San Francisco
On November 10th, Frida and Diego arrive in San Francisco where Diego has been commissioned to paint murals in the Luncheon Club of the San... Read more
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Frida Kahlo Paints "Frieda and Diego Rivera"
In 1931, while in San Francisco, Frida painted "Frieda and Diego Rivera", a folkloric style double-portrait that may have been based on a wedding... Read more
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Frida Kahlo Paints "Los Tres Amigos"
As a token of their friendship, and to repay him for his service, Kahlo painted a portrait of Dr. Eloesser in 1931 at his home on Leavenworth... Read more
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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Female Streetcar Conductor
My mother said, "Yes, but do you want the job?" And I said yes, and she said, "Go get it." "Here, I'll give you money. Every day, you go down... Read more
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Founding of the United Nations
US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt first suggested using the name United Nations to refer to wartime Allies.Roosevelt suggested the term to... Read more
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Japan Signs the Treaty of San Francisco and the Treaty of Taipei to Become a Sovereign State
Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei as it was signed in Taipei, was a peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of... Read more
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Alcatraz Prison is Closed
Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore from San Francisco, California. Often referred to as... Read more
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San Francisco Bay Region Landslides
On this day in 1982, a series of landslides near San Francisco, California, kills up to 33 people and closes the Golden Gate Bridge. In all, an... Read more
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Loma Prieta Earthquake
The time was 5:04 pm on October 17, 1989. Sixty-two thousand baseball fans were preparing to watch the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's in what... Read more
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San Francisco Dust Storm
A blinding dust storm trapped hundreds of holiday motorists on Interstate 5 in the San Joaquin Valley on Friday, leaving at least six people dead... Read more
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2000 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
This two-tape set documents the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade down Market Street on June 25, 2000. Officially named the San Francisco Lesbian,... Read more
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2001 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
This is something that I have always wanted to do. I have a friend that lives in the heart of Castro so we had a place to stay and Delta had a... Read more
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2002 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
San Francisco's annual Pride Parade strutted up Market Street on Sunday, pulsating with energy and packing downtown with gyrating and shouting... Read more
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2003 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
San Francisco's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade, a celebration of brash camp and inclusive labels, rollicked through the heart of... Read more
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2004 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney dashed to San Francisco's City Hall to get married Feb. 12. No family or friends were there, and they didn't even... Read more
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2005 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
The only Christian evangelical church float in Sunday's gay pride parade in San Francisco sported a rainbow cross, disco music and a giant sign... Read more
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2006 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
This weekend's pride celebration in San Francisco caps a monumental year in the history of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community,... Read more
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2007 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
"Just grab some leather and hang on," instructed Margaret Chester, revving her motorcycle with other Dykes on Bikes lined up and ready to lead... Read more
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2008 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
(06-29) 21:38 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- There's nothing like celebrating marriage with hundreds of thousands of your closest friends. Less than two... Read more
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2009 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
The 2009 San Francisco Pride Theme is, "In Order to Form a More Perfect Union...." What is a Parade Contingent? A parade contingent is... Read more
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The San Fransisco Giants Defeat the Texas Rangers to Win Their First-Ever World Series
The Giants were more than an hour into their world-championship party, and it wasn't slowing down. A baseball field in Texas had become their San... Read more