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NOVEMBER 11, 1918: Germany surrendered, World War I ended and San Francisco celebrated for 36 hours.

NOVEMBER 11, 1918: Germany surrendered, World War I ended and San Francisco celebrated for 36 hours.

When World War I, known at the time as the Great War, broke out in Europe in 1914, it was three years before the United…

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MAY 24, 1987: San Francisco celebrated the Golden Gate Bridge’s 50th anniversary by opening it up to pedestrian traffic. 300,000 people caused the main span to flatten, raising fears of structural failure.

MAY 24, 1987: San Francisco celebrated the Golden Gate Bridge’s 50th anniversary by opening it up to pedestrian traffic. 300,000 people caused the main span to flatten, raising fears of structural failure.

The narrow strait that divides the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean is known as the Golden Gate. In 1919 San Francisco City Engineer…

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