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

OCTOBER 21, 1868: San Francisco suffered damage when a 6.8 earthquake stuck the Hayward Fault.

OCTOBER 21, 1868: San Francisco suffered damage when a 6.8 earthquake stuck the Hayward Fault.

When one hears about San Francisco Bay Area earthquakes only two are usually mentioned: the 1906 Earthquake[1] and the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake[2]. But anyone who…

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OCTOBER 19, 1909: The 5-Day Portola Festival in San Francisco officially commenced.

OCTOBER 19, 1909: The 5-Day Portola Festival in San Francisco officially commenced.

The name Portola originates from Spanish explorer Don Gaspar de Portola who discovered the San Francisco Bay on November 4, 1769 while exploring the California…

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