1847
Press
Publishes the 1st newspaper in San Francisco
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at San Francisco in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Publishes the 1st newspaper in San Francisco
Is present when President Harding dies during the western tour.
Dies suddenly in San Francisco while serving as President of the United States.
Birth of Clinton "Clint" Eastwood.
Sworn in as Member of San Francisco Bar
Dulles participated in the San Francisco Conference as an adviser to Arthur H. Vandenberg and helped draft the preamble to the United Nations Charter
Little Boy bomb units and the uranium projectile leave San Francisco aboard USS Indianapolis for Tinian.
Receives the Republican presidential nomination for a second term.
Over 100,000 in New York & over 50,000 in San Francisco demonstrate against the War
Stars as Inspector Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry, creating one of his best-known screen characters.
Returns as Harry Callahan in Magnum Force, the second Dirty Harry film.
Returns as Harry Callahan in The Enforcer, the third Dirty Harry film.
Plays the final show of the original Sex Pistols era at Winterland during the American tour.
Performs at Winterland as the American tour collapses around the original Sex Pistols line-up.
Stars in Escape from Alcatraz, directed by Don Siegel.
Directs and stars in Sudden Impact, the fourth Dirty Harry film and his final screen collaboration with Sondra Locke.
Makes his final appearance as Harry Callahan in The Dead Pool.
The California Supreme Court ruling permits same-sex marriages in the state
Introduces the iPhone 3G and the App Store model
Wells Fargo announces an agreement to acquire Wachovia without direct federal assistance.
Provenance
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