Events by Decade Archives - Page 17 of 101 -

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SEPTEMBER 16, 1966: A replica of the Mexican Liberty Bell was presented to San Francisco by Mexico’s President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and installed in Mission Dolores Park.

Mission Dolores Park (“Dolores Park”) is located on the western edge of the Mission District (“The Mission”) on one of Twin Peaks’ lower slopes between…

SEPTEMBER 14, 1873: William “Will” Irwin was born. He became a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, reporting on the depravity and dangers of the City’s Barbary Coast.

William Irwin (1873-1948) was a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle[1], eventually becoming the paper’s Sunday editor. He gained national fame with his coverage of…