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MAY 11, 1908: Alma de Bretteville married business mogul Adolph Spreckels in San Francisco and coined the term “sugar daddy”.

MAY 11, 1908: Alma de Bretteville married business mogul Adolph Spreckels in San Francisco and coined the term “sugar daddy”.

UPDATED May 11, 2022 Alma Charlotte Corday le Normand de Bretteville was born on March 24, 1881 on a farm in San Francisco’s Sunset District[1]….

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MAY 8, 1975: Avery Brundage died in Germany, leaving behind a controversial legacy for San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum.

MAY 8, 1975: Avery Brundage died in Germany, leaving behind a controversial legacy for San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum.

REPOST Avery Brundage (1887-1975) was best known for being a former track-and-field star and, from 1952-1972, President of the International Olympic Committee. But in San…

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