Events by Decade Archives - Page 25 of 101 -

As posts are published, they will be loaded into the appropriate decade.

JULY 23, 1877: At the height of the Long Depression, a labor rally held in a sand lot adjacent to San Francisco’s City Hall ultimately led to three nights of riots specifically targeting Chinese businesses.

From 1873-1880, a severe economic crisis swept across the United States. Known today as the Long Depression, a large number of East Coast workers headed…

JULY 22, 1916: A bomb exploded during a San Francisco Preparedness Day Parade, making it the worst terrorist attack in the City’s history.

The Preparedness Day Parade, organized by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, took place on July 22, 1916 to advocate the United…