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JUNE 5, 1959: Four San Francisco Bay Area teachers were subpoenaed by the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The City Hall Riot that occurred during the second day of hearings all but put an end to the government’s hunt for Communists. 

JUNE 5, 1959: Four San Francisco Bay Area teachers were subpoenaed by the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The City Hall Riot that occurred during the second day of hearings all but put an end to the government’s hunt for Communists. 

The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was formed by the US House of Representatives in 1938. It had close ties to Joseph McCarthy’s Senate…

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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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