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JUNE 3, 1949: Amedeo Giannini, founder of Bank of America headquartered in San Francisco, died. He is considered a leader in modern American banking practices.

JUNE 3, 1949: Amedeo Giannini, founder of Bank of America headquartered in San Francisco, died. He is considered a leader in modern American banking practices.

REPOST Amedeo Giannini was born on May 6, 1870 and raised in San Jose, California on a fruit and vegetable farm. He dropped out of…

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JUNE 2, 1927: The first Russian Orthodox parish was established in San Francisco.

JUNE 2, 1927: The first Russian Orthodox parish was established in San Francisco.

Russian fur traders began settling in California in the early 1800s. The first Russian settlement was established in 1812 at Fort Ross in Sonoma County…

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