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1988 – San Francisco Museum and Historical Society founded. 1989 October 17: Loma Prieta earthquake. San Francisco becomes a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. [71] 1990 Population: 723,959. [17] Sister city relationship established with Thessaloniki, Greece. [59] 1991 – Museum of the City of San Francisco opens. [72] 1992
The Streets of San Francisco: Policing and the Creation of a Cosmopolitan Liberal Politics, 1950–1972. Bean, Walton (1967). Boss Rueff's San Francisco: The Story of the Union Labor Party, Big Business, and the Graft Prosecution. Carlsson, Chris; Elliott, LisaRuth (2011). Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968–1978.
In 1539, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo lands on islands off the coast of California, and names them Farallones, Spanish for cliffs or small pointed islets On 13 November 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sights a peninsula from his ship and names it "Cabo de Pinos", while missing the entrance to San Francisco Bay
1688 (MDCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1688th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 688th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1680s decade. As of the start of ...
Opening day for the short lived operation of Alan Pegler's #4472, The Flying Scotsman along San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Seen running on Jefferson St., Pegler is in the engineers seat and riding the tender is Joseph Silva, manager of the State Belt RR. (1972)
October 10, 1975 (Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 2905 Hyde Street: Fisherman's Wharf: Flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 to haul goods on and around San Francisco Bay and river delta areas.
This is a combined list of all national, state, and local landmarks and historic places in San Francisco, California. Some locations appear on multiple lists. Some locations appear on multiple lists. National
California Street (San Francisco) Calle 24 Latino Cultural District; Camp Alert (California) Carville, San Francisco; SS Charles L. Wheeler Jr. Chinese Americans in San Francisco; Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; Chung Fook v. White; Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples; The Chutes of San Francisco; City of Paris Dry Goods Co.