In 1936, California opens what’s then the longest bridge in the world. Enough Bay Area residents want to experience the new Bay Bridge firsthand that…
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After 11 years, seven months and five days, the town of Yerba Buena on the northeastern corner of the San Francisco Peninsula is no more.…
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On January 21, 1867, San Francisco Police Officer Armand Barbier rashly arrests Joshua Norton, self-proclaimed “Emperor of these United States” and “Protector of Mexico,” on charges…
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It’s February 19, 1915. Top-hatted Mayor James “Sunny Jim” Rolph is at the head of 150,000 San Franciscans as they march from the Civic Center…
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On November 27, 1978, angered that he wasn’t to be reappointed to the Board of Supervisors slot he resigned from on November 10, Dan White…
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San Francisco’s “Great Quake” – at least until the 7.8 magnitude quake of April 18,1906 — strikes at 7:53 a.m. on October 21, 1868. The…
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