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MAY 20, 1856: San Francisco’s second Committee of Vigilence publicly tried and executed Charles Cora and James Casey after Committee members aimed a canon at the City Jail.

MAY 20, 1856: San Francisco’s second Committee of Vigilence publicly tried and executed Charles Cora and James Casey after Committee members aimed a canon at the City Jail.

REPOST When San Francisco was incorporated in 1850, City and County governments were formed, but the number of criminals largely outnumbered local law officials. Arson,…

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MAY 19, 1880: Author Robert Louis Stevenson married Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne in San Francisco.

MAY 19, 1880: Author Robert Louis Stevenson married Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne in San Francisco.

Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He suffered from serious health issues his entire life and spent most of…

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