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JUNE 11, 1966: Janis Joplin made her debut with the band Big Brother and the Holding Company at San Francisco’s Avalon Ballroom.

JUNE 11, 1966: Janis Joplin made her debut with the band Big Brother and the Holding Company at San Francisco’s Avalon Ballroom.

Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas. Heavily influenced by singer Bessie Smith, Joplin began singing blues and folk music…

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JUNE 8, 1910: Thomas Cahill was born in Chicago. He would become San Francisco’s longest serving Police Chief.

JUNE 8, 1910: Thomas Cahill was born in Chicago. He would become San Francisco’s longest serving Police Chief.

Thomas Cahill, a tall, strong, red headed Irishman, was the San Francisco Chief of Police from 1958-1970. He was born in Chicago but moved with…

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