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  2. Thanksgiving Day Disaster - Wikipedia

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    Every year since 1892, the University of California, Berkeley and the Stanford University football teams have played an annual game towards the end of November or the beginning of December. [3] The event has become known as The Big Game. The early games in the series were played in San Francisco. Those games suffered at least two calamities.

  3. 1906 San Francisco earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Panoramic view of earthquake and fire damage, looking from Stanford Mansion site, Nob Hill, April 18–21, 1906. Note, from left to right (1) Yerba Buena Island , (2) Grace Cathedral , ...(20) the ruins of the now-previous City Hall dome at far right.

  4. Big Game (American football) - Wikipedia

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    The game resumed as football in 1919, and has been played as such every year since, except from 1943 to 1945, when Stanford shut down its football program due to World War II. A handful of Stanford starters—including guards Jim Cox, Bill Hachten and Fred Boensch, running back George Quist and halfback Billy Agnew—shifted to Cal in order to ...

  5. Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California ... - AOL

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    The zones highlighted in red are areas under evacuation orders due to the Palisades Fire as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 12. Areas highlighted in yellow, not orange, are under evacuation warnings.

  6. What is the red fire retardant dropped by planes to ... - AOL

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    A DC-10 dumps fire retardant on Mandeville Canyon Road on Jan 11, 2025, during a battle to save the homes in the Brentwood community from the Palisades Fire that started on Jan. 7.

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  8. New wildfire concerns in Los Angeles: Strong winds could ...

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    The Los Angeles County Health Officer issued a new order prohibiting the cleanup or removal of fire debris from damaged and burned properties until a hazardous materials inspection is completed by ...

  9. J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library - Wikipedia

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    The library was named for J. Henry Meyer (1855–1921), a wealthy California businessman who was an early supporter of Stanford, particularly the Stanford libraries. He was born in Sacramento and settled in San Francisco. He was a banker and an important influence on the development of the street railway systems in San Francisco and Los Angeles.