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;# Dates relating to events in and around San Francisco, CA
;# dates provided from ProLine's today file
;# Converted to calentool format by Larry Virden (lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu)
;# and further edited and merged by Bill Randle (billr@saab.cna.tek.com).
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00000101 Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay. (1898)%i18980101
00000102 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens. (1921)%i19210102
00000102 the San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. (1957)%i19570102
00000104 Golden Gate Bridge closed for the 3rd time by fierce storm. (1982)%i19820104
00000105 San Francisco has it's 1st air meet. (1911)%i19110105
00000105 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side. (1933)%i19330105
00000105 the California Exchange opens. (1850)%i18500105
00000108 Ratification of present San Francisco City Charter. (1932)%i19320108
00000109 1st San Francisco paper, 'California Star', published. (1847)%i18470109
00000109 1st commercial bank in San Francisco established. (1848)%i18480109
00000109 Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated. (1915)%i19150109
00000114 All commercial ferry service to the East Bay ends. (1939)%i19390114
00000115 Dunbarton Bridge, 1st bridge in Bay Area, opens. (1927)%i19270115
00000115 Municipal Railway and Market Street Railroad begin service to the Transbay Transit (East Bay) Terminal (1939)%i19390115
00000116 Cliff House badly damaged when a cargo of powder on the schooner "Parallel" explodes nearby (1887)%i18870116
00000116 San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle started (now San Francisco Chronicle) (1865)%i18650116
00000117 9-county commission recommends creation of BART. (1957)%i19570117
00000118 The elegant California Theatre opens in San Francisco. (1869)%i18690118
00000120 California Stock Exchange Board organized. (1872)%i18720120
00000122 Aquatic Park dedicated. (1939)%i19390122
00000122 Chinatown telephone exchange closed. (1949)%i19490122
00000124 San Francisco 49'ers win their 1st Super Bowl, 26-21. (1982)%i19820124
00000127 Groundbreaking for the 'Dragon Gateway' at Grant Avenue. (1965)%i19650127
00000127 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park. (1894)%i18940127
00000127 Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru'. (1971)%i19710127
00000130 Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco. (1847)%i18470130
00000131 Birds fly over the western part of San Francisco in such large numbers that they actually darken the sky (1871)%i18710131
00000131 Congress passes resolution naming San Francisco as the site of the celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal (1911)%i19110131
00000131 San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California, founded. (1851)%i18510131
00000202 1st shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco. (1848)%i18480202
00000205 Snow falls on San Francisco. (1887)%i18870205
00000207 Steel work completed on Exposition (Civic) Auditorium. (1914)%i19140207
00000208 Earthquake, at 5.0, strongest since 1966. (1977)%i19770208
00000208 Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall. (1957)%i19570208
00000209 1st shipment of asparagus arrives from Sacramento. (1891)%i18910209
00000211 Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time. (1854)%i18540211
00000211 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island. (1936)%i19360211
00000212 San Francisco selected for site of United Nations Conference. (1945)%i19450212
00000215 Fort Point completed & garrisoned (but has never fired it's cannon in anger) (1861)%i18610215
00000215 San Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic Center) dedicated. (1917)%i19170215
00000216 1st airplane flight to Los Angeles from San Francisco. (1914)%i19140216
00000216 City Hall dome fire. (1951)%i19510216
00000217 1st telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones. (1878)%i18780217
00000218 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island (built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay (1939)%i19390218
00000218 Legislature creates the 9 Bay Area counties. (1850)%i18500218
00000218 San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports. (1899)%i18990218
00000220 Congress allows California to build the Oakland-Bay Bridge. (1931)%i19310220
00000220 Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks and damages Sutro Baths. (1902)%i19020220
00000220 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco. (1915)%i19150220
00000220 University of California gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF). (1873)%i18730220
00000221 Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication. (1874)%i18740221
00000222 Lowell High School opens (on it's 1st campus). (1913)%i19130222
00000223 Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco. (1887)%i18870223
00000223 Last Municipal arc light, over intersection of Mission & 25th Street, removed (it had been installed in 1913) (1958)%i19580223
00000223 Steamer "Rio de Janiero" sinks in San Francisco Bay. (1900)%i19000223
00000226 1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park. (1891)%i18910226
00000226 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field. (1933)%i19330226
00000228 1st steamship enters San Francisco Bay. (1849)%i18490228
00000228 1st vaudeville theater opens. (1883)%i18830228
00000228 Bicycles now permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge. (1970)%i19700228
00000228 Construction begins on the Tower of Jewels for the Exposition. (1914)%i19140228
00000301 Present seal of San Francisco adopted (2nd seal for city). (1859)%i18590301
00000304 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson dedicated. (1934)%i19340304
00000305 Covent Garden Theater is destroyed by fire (1856)%i18560305
00000312 Pioneer Plaza dedicated. (1966)%i19660312
00000313 4-day strike by SF city employees starts. (1970)%i19700313
00000314 Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco. (1948)%i19480314
00000314 Legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible. (1870)%i18700314
00000314 Sutro Baths opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952). (1896)%i18960314
00000314 the 36-Folsom becomes 1st line to use 1-man streetcars. (1935)%i19350314
00000317 Japanese Embassy arrives aboard the "Candinmarruh" <sic>. (1860)%i18600317
00000322 Earthquake gives San Francisco the shakes. (1957)%i19570322
00000322 President Johnson's daughter, Lynda, ordered off Cable Car because she was eating an ice cream cone (no food on cars) (1968)%i19680322
00000322 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm & Market, dedicated. (1978)%i19780322
00000323 President John F. Kennedy visits San Francisco. (1962)%i19620323
00000324 Clipper "Andrew Jackson" arrives in 89 days from New York. (1860)%i18600324
00000326 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made a City Landmark. (1970)%i19700326
00000327 Japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated. (1968)%i19680327
00000328 San Francisco Art Association holds opening reception at 430 Pine. (1871)%i18710328
00000331 Chinese Embassy arrives aboard the steamship "China". (1868)%i18680331
00000331 Col. John W. Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of San Francisco. (1849)%i18490331
00000331 Ground broken for Union Square Garage. (1941)%i19410331
00000401 Navy takes over Treasure Island. (1941)%i19410401
00000401 Saint Stupid's Day (a San Francisco tradition since 1980).%i19800401
00000401 San Francisco County Government established. (1850)%i18500401
00000403 Thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher. (1848)%i18480403
00000404 Golden Gate Park established by City Order
00000405 Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses. (1941)%i19410405
00000407 Seals Stadium opens. (1931)%i19310407
00000410 California Street Cable Car Railroad Company starts service. (1878)%i18780410
00000410 William Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park officially accepted (1871)%i18710410
00000411 Brooks Hall in Civic Center dedicated. (1958)%i19580411
00000412 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island to Navy. (1898)%i18980412
00000412 Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of San Francisco incorporated. (1859)%i18590412
00000412 Moffatt Field is commissioned. (1933)%i19330412
00000412 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district. (1962)%i19620412
00000414 1st Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St. Joseph, Missouri. (1860)%i18600414
00000414 Fort Point dedicated as 1st National Park in Bay Area. (1971)%i19710414
00000414 regular air passenger flights between San Francisco and Los Angeles started, by Maddux Air Lines (1928)%i19280414
00000415 Alioto's on Fisherman's Wharf is founded. (1928)%i19280415
00000415 City of San Francisco incorporated. (1850)%i18500415
00000416 Nitroglycerine at the Wells Fargo & Co. office explodes. (1866)%i18660416
00000417 US Marine Hospital at the Presidio established. (1853)%i18530417
00000418 1st International Cricket Match, held in SF, won by Californian (1869)%i18690418
00000418 Fairmont Hotel opens. (1907)%i19070418
00000418 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (1906)%i19060418
00000418 San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed. (1868)%i18680418
00000418 San Francisco's Old Hall of Justice demolished. (1968)%i19680418
00000419 Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire. (1874)%i18740419
00000420 Bar Association of San Francisco organized. (1872)%i18720420
00000420 Buses replace Key System trains at 3AM. (1958)%i19580420
00000423 Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up. (1871)%i18710423
00000423 Courtesy Mail Boxes for motorists started in San Francisco. (1949)%i19490423
00000424 Fire Alarm & Police Telegraph system put into operation. (1865)%i18650424
00000425 President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco. (1891)%i18910425
00000426 San Francisco Lightship replaced by automatic buoy. (1971)%i19710426
00000429 Headquarters for the US Army, Division of the Pacific, permanently established at the Presidio (1857)%i18570429
00000430 founding of what would be San Jose State University. (1857)%i18570430
00000502 Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park opens. (1925)%i19250502
00000502 Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die. (1946)%i19460502
00000503 Camp Merriman established at the Presidio. (1898)%i18980503
00000503 San Francisco is almost entirely destroyed by fire for the 7th time in its 4 years of existence (1851)%i18510503
00000504 1st of the major San Francisco fires. (1851)%i18510504
00000505 The Great White Fleet arrives in San Francisco. (1908)%i19080505
00000506 "Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street allows United Railroads to run electric streetcars (1906)%i19060506
00000506 Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco starts. (1851)%i18510506
00000507 Cornerstone of BofA building at 300 Montgomery laid. (1941)%i19410507
00000507 San Francisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated. (1927)%i19270507
00000509 Telegraph Hill Railroad Company organized. (1882)%i18820509
00000511 Bank of San Francisco incorporated. (1907)%i19070511
00000511 Work starts on 1st brick building in San Francisco. (1850)%i18500511
00000512 President William McKinley visits San Francisco. (1901)%i19010512
00000514 President Theodore Roosevelt visits San Francisco. (1903)%i19030514
00000515 2nd San Francisco Vigilance Committee organized. (1856)%i18560515
00000516 Ewing Field, near Masonic Street, opens. (1914)%i19140516
00000516 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time. (1872)%i18720516
00000517 Bohemian Club incorporated. (1872)%i18720517
00000517 Camp Merritt established in the Presidio. (1898)%i18980517
00000517 Marin County withdraws from BART district. (1962)%i19620517
00000521 Mount Davidson Cross lit by President Roosevelt in Washington via Telegraph (1933)%i19330521
00000522 1st San Francisco fireboat, the "David Scannell", launched. (1909)%i19090522
00000523 1st Phillipine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco. (1898)%i18980523
00000523 Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die. (1908)%i19080523
00000523 Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die. (1908)%i19080523
00000523 Postal Cards sold in San Francisco for 1st time. (1873)%i18730523
00000523 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building. (1956)%i19560523
00000525 Golden Gate International Exposition reopens. (1940)%i19400525
00000525 San Francisco receives its 1st telecast. (1948)%i19480525
00000526 Golden Gate Bridge opens. (1937)%i19370526
00000526 San Francisco approves new City Charter, allowing Municipal (1898)ownership of utiliies (charter effective Jan 1, 1900).%i19000526
00000526 Union Square becomes State Historical Landmark. (1958)%i19580526
00000527 Bay District Race Track closes. (1896)%i18960527
00000527 Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco (1907)%i19070527
00000527 Golden Gate Bridge opens (1937)%i19370527
00000527 Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Francisco completed. (1854)%i18540527
00000527 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park opens. (1951)%i19510527
00000602 Ground broken on Clay Street for world's 1st cable railroad. (1873)%i18730602
00000604 Empire Engine Company No. 1 organized. (1850)%i18500604
00000605 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell. (1920)%i19200605
00000607 workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad. (1860)%i18600607
00000609 the San Francisco Committee of Vigilence forms. (1851)%i18510609
00000610 PBS reaches San Francisco: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting. (1954)%i19540610
00000611 300 feet of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm. (1864)%i18640611
00000611 K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service. (1980)%i19800611
00000614 California Street Cable Car Railroad Co. gets it's franchise. (1876)%i18760614
00000614 Fire destroys part of San Francisco. (1850)%i18500614
00000615 San Francisco Water Works organized. (1857)%i18570615
00000619 1st concert given in San Francisco's Stern Grove. (1932)%i19320619
00000619 formal opening of US Marine Hospital at the Presidio. (1875)%i18750619
00000620 Commissioners appointed to lay out streets west of Larkin. (1855)%i18550620
00000622 Fire destroys part of San Francisco. (1851)%i18510622
00000622 Stephen C. Massett opens at courthouse as 1st professional entertainer, using the (allegedly) only piano in California (1849)%i18490622
00000625 Pueblo founded with construction of 1st building (start of Yerba Buena, later to be called San Francisco) (1835)%i18350625
00000625 San Francisco holds its 1st County Fair. (1982)%i19820625
00000626 UN Charter written in San Francisco. (1945)%i19450626
00000627 Bank of California opens its doors. (1867)%i18670627
00000627 Bill Graham closes Fillmore East (1971)%i19710627
00000629 Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay. (1776)%i17760629
00000701 Construction crews begin tearing up Market St. to build BART. (1966)%i19660701
00000701 Golden Gate Bridge paid for (so why is there still a toll?). (1971)%i19710701
00000701 SF City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building. (1899)%i18990701
00000701 at least 626 ships lying at anchor around San Francisco Bay. (1850)%i18500701
00000703 Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from New York. (1861)%i18610703
00000704 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco. (1876)%i18760704
00000704 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens. (1882)%i18820704
00000704 work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge. (1933)%i19330704
00000705 Herb Caen gets his 1st column in the S.F. Chronicle. (1938)%i19380705
00000707 the Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay. (1908)%i19080707
00000713 SF Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street opens. (1898)%i18980713
00000715 SF Merchant's Exchange opens. (1867)%i18670715
00000716 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in SF history). (1946)%i19460716
00000719 SF Public Library allows patrons to start borrowing books. (1880)%i18800719
00000719 the "Balclutha" ties up at Pier 43 & becomes a floating museum. (1955)%i19550719
00000721 City Gardens on Folsom opens. (1867)%i18670721
00000725 Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes. (1903)%i19030725
00000725 Construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway). (1967)%i19670725
00000728 "Memmon" is 1st clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of NY (1849)%i18490728
00000729 Southern Pacific Bay Ferries stop running. (1958)%i19580729
00000801 Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street. (1907)%i19070801
00000801 Black Methodists in SF establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist. (1852)%i18520801
00000801 Burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited. (1901)%i19010801
00000801 First successful test of a cable car. It was designed by Andrew S. Hallidie for San Francisco (1873)%i18730801
00000801 New San Francisco Hall of Justice opens. (1961)%i19610801
00000802 1st trial run of an SF cable car, on Clay Street between Kearny and Jones, downhill all the way, at 4AM (1873)%i18730802
00000802 San Francisco Public Library opens with 5000 volumes. (1877)%i18770802
00000805 the 1st Spanish ship, 'San Carlos', enters San Francisco bay. (1775)%i17750805
00000810 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St Station. (1973)%i19730810
00000811 The California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store). (1888)%i18880811
00000815 Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitrogelatin (and that ain't jello) (1901)%i19010815
00000815 Riot in San Francisco celebrating end of World War II. (1945)%i19450815
00000817 Bank of Italy opens it's new headquarters at Clay & Montgomery. (1908)%i19080817
00000820 Dimout regulations implemented in San Francisco. (1942)%i19420820
00000820 Republicans start convention at the Cow Palace. (1956)%i19560820
00000823 1st Japanese commercial ship visits San Francisco with a cargo of tea. (1872)%i18720823
00000823 1st carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston, after a 16-day rail trip (1869)%i18690823
00000823 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US: US lightship to Cliff House (1889)%i18890823
00000825 Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda. (1864)%i18640825
00000825 Graf Zeppelin passes over San Francisco, headed for Los Angeles after trans-Pacific voyage from Tokyo (1929)%i19290825
00000826 Fluoridation of San Francisco water begins. (1952)%i19520826
00000826 Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 seconds (1907)%i19070826
00000826 Pumping to build Treasure Island finished. (1937)%i19370826
00000826 W. A. Bartlett appointed 1st US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF). (1846)%i18460826
00000829 'Arizonan' is the 1st vessel to arrive in SF via the Panama Canal. (1914)%i19140829
00000829 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens. (1954)%i19540829
00000829 The Beatles gave their last public concert at Candlestick Park. (1966)%i19660829
00000831 Crocker-Woolworth National Bank organized. (1886)%i18860831
00000831 The California Pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets. (1850)%i18500831
00000901 Railroad & Ferry connection with Oakland inaugurated. (1863)%i18630901
00000902 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service. (1956)%i19560902
00000904 North Beach & Mission Railway Company organized. (1862)%i18620904
00000906 Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street. (1873)%i18730906
00000906 Southern Pacific line from Los Angeles to San Francisco completed. (1876)%i18760906
00000906 the 1st westbound train arrives in San Francisco. (1869)%i18690906
00000907 Sutro's ornate Cliff House destroyed by fire. (1907)%i19070907
00000909 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated. (1875)%i18750909
00000909 President Hayes visits San Francisco. (1880)%i18800909
00000911 1st electric telegraph in use, Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos. (1853)%i18530911
00000911 BART begins service with a 26 mile line from Oakland to Fremont (1972)%i19720911
00000911 Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system. (1929)%i19290911
00000915 San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game. (1957)%i19570915
00000915 WPA extends the L-Taraval streetcar to the Zoo (at Sloat Blvd). (1937)%i19370915
00000916 BART begins regular transbay service. (1974)%i19740916
00000916 Independence Day, celebrated in Mexico.
00000917 BART begins passenger service. (1972)%i19720917
00000917 Charles Lindbergh in San Francisco. (1927)%i19270917
00000917 the Presidio of San Francisco was founded as Spanish fort. (1776)%i17760917
00000918 Pacific Stock Exchange opens (as the Local Security Board). (1882)%i18820918
00000919 Streetcars stop running on Market St after 122 years of service (1982)%i19820919
00000920 the U.S. Grants come to San Francisco for an elaborate extended visit. (1879)%i18790920
00000921 Cable Cars cease operations for 2 years of repairs. (1982)%i19820921
00000924 James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks. (1865)%i18650924
00001001 Cable Cars declared a National Landmark. (1964)%i19641001
00001002 Birdbaths installed in Union Square. (1939)%i19391002
00001003 San Francisco's White House department store is first to accept the BankAmericard in lieu of cash (1960)%i19601003
00001004 Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time. (1916)%i19161004
00001004 Pier 39 opens. (1977)%i19771004
00001004 The dahlia is officially designated as the City Flower. (1926)%i19261004
00001005 Fire Department Museum dedicated. (1964)%i19641005
00001005 Hyde St. Pier re-opens as State Historical Park. (1963)%i19631005
00001005 Palace Hotel on Market Street opens. (1875)%i18751005
00001006 Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches. (1935)%i19351006
00001006 Zoological Gardens opens (on Sloat and Skyline). (1940)%i19401006
00001008 Coit Tower dedicated. (1933)%i19331008
00001008 Earthquake. (1865)%i18651008
00001008 Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens. (1860)%i18601008
00001009 Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco. (1975)%i19751009
00001012 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially). (1933)%i19331012
00001012 at 4AM, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck. (1963)%i19631012
00001015 Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated. (1969)%i19691015
00001015 Cliff House opens (1st of many on the site). (1863)%i18631015
00001016 Amphitheater in McLaren Park dedicated. (1971)%i19711016
00001016 John Brown attacks the armory at Harper's Ferry. (1859)%i18591016
00001016 Woolworth's at Powell & Market opens. (1952)%i19521016
00001017 A earthquake measured at 6.9-7.1 on the Richter scale hits San Francisco at 5:04 pm killing nearly 300 people and doing billions of dollars in damage. (1989)%i19891017
00001017 Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors. (1904)%i19041017
00001017 Sutro RR sold to Robert F. Morrow for $215,000. (1899)%i18991017
00001019 Golden Gate Bridge charges tolls only for southbound cars. (1968)%i19681019
00001020 Bayshore Highway opens. (1929)%i19291020
00001021 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore. (1869)%i18691021
00001021 Severe earthquake at 7:53AM. (1868)%i18681021
00001026 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin. (1972)%i19721026
00001026 the "Yerba Buena" is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay. (1903)%i19031026
00001027 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created. (1972)%i19721027
00001029 Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure). (1939)%i19391029
00001101 Dimout ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area. (1943)%i19431101
00001101 Fortifications built on Angel Island by troops. (1863)%i18631101
00001102 Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont & Kearny starts. (1854)%i18541102
00001104 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall. (1867)%i18671104
00001104 Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island. (1854)%i18541104
00001105 BART starts San Francisco-Daly City train shuttle service. (1973)%i19731105
00001106 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote. (1962)%i19621106
00001106 Yerba Buena & Angel Islands reserved for military use. (1850)%i18501106
00001109 Post Office at Clay & Pike opens. (1848)%i18481109
00001111 Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veteran's Building. (1931)%i19311111
00001111 Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde. (1957)%i19571111
00001111 Seals Stadium demolished. (1959)%i19591111
00001112 Bay District Race Track opens. (1873)%i18731112
00001112 Oakland Bay Bridge opened. (1936)%i19361112
00001114 The old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired & working again. (1981)%i19811114
00001115 Cow Palace opens. (1941)%i19411115
00001115 KRON (Channel 4, San Francisco) signs on, from 7 to 10 PM. (1949)%i19491115
00001117 Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections. (1853)%i18531117
00001118 Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined. (1936)%i19361118
00001119 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California State Historical Landmark (1970)%i19701119
00001123 Post Hospital at Presidio renamed Letterman General Hospital. (1911)%i19111123
00001123 The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco. (1889)%i18891123
00001126 1st baseball game played in enclosed field at 25th & Folsom. (1868)%i18681126
00001127 1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation. (1890)%i18901127
00001201 Golden Gate Bridge closed because of high winds. (1951)%i19511201
00001202 Moscone Convention Center opens at 11:30 AM. (1981)%i19811202
00001203 Paid Fire Department takes over from volunteer companies. (1866)%i18661203
00001203 Wetherill discovers Cliff Palace on Mesa Verde (1888)%i18881203
00001208 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts. (1913)%i19131208
00001208 San Francisco has 1st blackout, at 6:15PM. (1941)%i19411208
00001209 300 Montgomery opens as new Bank of America headquarters. (1941)%i19411209
00001210 Hunters Point jitney ends service after 50 years. (1962)%i19621210
00001211 Snow falls in San Francisco. (1932)%i19321211
00001211 Stockton Street Tunnel completed. (1914)%i19141211
00001213 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur. (1976)%i19761213
00001213 Playland at the Beach reopens. (1968)%i19681213
00001214 Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night from power failure. (1971)%i19711214
00001215 SF Fire Dept. replaces leather helmets with plastic ones. (1969)%i19691215
00001217 M-OceanView streetcar resumes service & is extended to Market St. (1944)%i19441217
00001218 San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens. (1974)%i19741218
00001219 Grading started for Market Street Railroad. (1859)%i18591219
00001219 Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission. (1962)%i19621219
00001220 Mt. Davidson dedicated as city park. (1929)%i19291220
00001221 Broadway Tunnel opens. (1952)%i19521221
00001228 San Francisco Municipal Railway starts operation at Geary St. (MUNI was the 1st municipally-owned transit system) (1912)%i19121228
00001229 Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball. (1864)%i18641229
00001229 San Francisco Symphony formed. (1911)%i19111229
00001231 Last San Francisco firehorses retired. (1921)%i19211231
