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JUNE 16, 1896: William McKinley won the nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Louis and went on to become President. Soon after his re-election five years later, McKinley and his wife Ina made news as they stopped in San Francisco during a national tour.

JUNE 16, 1896: William McKinley won the nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Louis and went on to become President. Soon after his re-election five years later, McKinley and his wife Ina made news as they stopped in San Francisco during a national tour.

On April 29, 1901, newly re-elected President William McKinley began a cross country victory tour by train. San Francisco was to be one of the…

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JUNE 15, 1936: Finocchio’s opened at 506 Broadway above Enrico’s Café. It dominated the San Francisco drag show scene for decades.

JUNE 15, 1936: Finocchio’s opened at 506 Broadway above Enrico’s Café. It dominated the San Francisco drag show scene for decades.

When I asked my mother Anne about her memories about Finocchio’s, she gave a low chuckle and murmured, “your father and I were kicked out…

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