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 10, 1971: Armed federal marshals, FBI agents and Special Forces swarmed Alcatraz and physically removed fifteen unarmed Native Americans. They were the only residents of this San Francisco Bay island that ever wanted to stay.

JUNE 10, 1971: Armed federal marshals, FBI agents and Special Forces swarmed Alcatraz and physically removed fifteen unarmed Native Americans. They were the only residents of this San Francisco Bay island that ever wanted to stay.

For being a little island out in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz has a long and rich history. Located 1.25 miles offshore…

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