FEBRUARY 22, 1975: Cesar Chavez led a march from Union Square in San Francisco to Gallo Wineries’ headquarters in Modesto as part of the California grape boycott. 

FEBRUARY 22, 1975: Cesar Chavez led a march from Union Square in San Francisco to Gallo Wineries’ headquarters in Modesto as part of the California grape boycott. 

Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. In 1939 his family moved to California, migrating throughout the state to work as…

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FEBRUARY 19, 1955: Kit Hing Hui, aka the Phantom of Playland, was arrested after breaking into a San Francisco coffee shop. 

FEBRUARY 19, 1955: Kit Hing Hui, aka the Phantom of Playland, was arrested after breaking into a San Francisco coffee shop. 

Kit Hing Hui was born on February 2, 1922 in China. When he was a teenager he and his father immigrated to California, leaving behind…

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