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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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FEBRUARY 12, 2004: Dorothy “Del” Martin and Phyllis Lyon were the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in San Francisco. Their activism was at the forefront of the LGBTQ movement. 

FEBRUARY 12, 2004: Dorothy “Del” Martin and Phyllis Lyon were the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in San Francisco. Their activism was at the forefront of the LGBTQ movement. 

Dorothy “Del” Taliaferro (1921-2008) was a San Francisco native. She graduated from George Washington High and attended UC Berkeley and San Francisco State[1]. She was…

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