Today in San Francisco History
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Historical Events
Results 1 - 67 of 67
1659-12-08 - Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco.
1776-03-28 - Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
1776-09-17 - The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
1847-01-03 - California town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco
1847-01-30 - Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco
1847-11-28 - Bologna: church San Francisco dei Minori Conventuali initiated with premier of Rossini's Tantum ergo
1850-04-15 - City of San Francisco incorporated
1850-09-17 - Great fire in San Francisco
1852-07-03 - Congress authorizes US's 2nd mint (San Francisco, Calif)
1852-12-23 - 1st Chinese theater in US, Celestial John, opens in San Francisco
1853-11-17 - Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections
1854-01-05 - Steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die
1868-04-18 - San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed
1872-04-14 - San Francisco organizes Bar Association
1876-06-04 - An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City.
1882-04-10 - Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
1889-11-23 - Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)
1901-03-15 - Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th
1906-10-11 - San Francisco public school board sparks United States diplomatic crisis with Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.
1909-06-09 - Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California.
1912-12-28 - The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
1917-01-28 - Municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California.
1921-12-31 - Last San Francisco firehorses retired
1924-01-22 - KGO-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
1926-12-17 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
1927-09-17 - Charles Lindbergh visits San Francisco
1934-07-05 - "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1937-05-26 - San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens
1937-12-16 - Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
1937-12-29 - Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service
1939-08-13 - Sabotage suspected in crash of 'City of San Francisco'
1941-11-15 - Cow Palace opens in San Francisco
1947-11-12 - KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
1948-12-22 - KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949-04-03 - KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS
1949-05-05 - KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1949-11-15 - KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1950-09-17 - San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
1955-10-07 - Beat poet Allen Ginsberg reads his poem "Howl" for the first time at a poetry reading in San Francisco.
1958-03-03 - KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast
1959-11-11 - Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished
1960-04-23 - 1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite"
1960-07-13 - KDBQ-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KYA
1968-01-02 - KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
1968-04-01 - KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast
1968-12-09 - NLS (a system for which hypertext and the computer mouse were developed) is publicly demonstrated for the first time in San Francisco.
1970-03-21 - The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
1979-12-16 - 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0)
1981-06-18 - The AIDS epidemic is formally recognized by medical professionals in San Francisco, California.
1982-01-24 - Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1982-08-28 - The first Gay Games are held in San Francisco.
1983-12-13 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT
1984-10-31 - Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as ship caught fire
1985-01-20 - Superbowl XIX: SF 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1988-07-17 - Highest temperature ever recorded in San Francisco, 103°F (39°C)
1989-01-22 - Superbowl XXIII: SF 49ers beat Cin Bengals, 20-16 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR
1990-01-28 - Superbowl XXIV: SF 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1994-11-04 - San Francisco: First conference that focusses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
1995-01-29 - Superbowl MVP: Steve Young, San Francisco, QB
1997-10-23 - At 6:11 AM San Francisco experiences a black out
2000-04-11 - AT&T Park in San Francisco, Minute Maid Park in Houston, and Comerica Park in Detroit open.
2001-01-09 - Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, for organizing and playing digital music and videos. Now widely used by Windows and Mac users.
2002-10-27 - Anaheim Angels defeat San Francisco Giants 4-3 in baseball's World Series championship, MVP: Troy Glaus, Anaheim
2004-02-12 - The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
2005-01-10 - A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing the Highway 101, the main coastal corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for 10 days.
2005-10-02 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico
2007-08-07 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.
Famous Birthdays
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1888-05-31 - Jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)
1896-03-12 - Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great
1919-11-18 - Jocelyn Brando, San Francisco, actress (Ugly American)
1961-10-11 - Bryant Young, defensive tackle (San Francisco 49ers)
1961-10-16 - Chris Doleman, defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
1965-01-26 - Tim McDonald, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
1966-10-19 - Anna Clark, San Francisco Ca, playmate (Apr, 1987)
1969-08-25 - Elly Hakami, San Francisco CA, tennis star
1970-04-28 - Mark Harris, wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers)
1971-04-24 - Jeff Brohm, quarterback (San Francisco 49ers)
1972-02-17 - William Floyd, full back (San Francisco 49ers)
1972-04-07 - Greg Clark, tight end (San Francisco 49ers)
1972-10-23 - Daryl Price, defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
1973-01-22 - Vincent Bradford, linebacker (San Francisco 49ers)
1973-12-07 - Terrell Owens, wide reciever (San Francisco 49ers)
1974-01-28 - Zack Bronson, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
1974-08-10 - Dave Fiore, tackle (San Francisco 49ers)
Famous Deaths
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1872-12-28 - James Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. 1808)
1893-02-01 - George Henry Sanderson, Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
1944-05-30 - Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79
1948-07-11 - King Baggot, actor (Tish, San Francisco), dies at 68
1998-01-29 - Joseph Alioto, mayor of San Francisco (b. 1916)
2008-07-12 - Bobby Murcer, center fielder for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs from 1965-1983(b. 1946)
