The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time.
At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings.
San Francisco’s brick buildings and wooden Victorian structures were especially devastated. Fires immediately broke out and firestorms soon developed citywide.
By April 23, most fires were extinguished, and authorities commenced the task of rebuilding the devastated metropolis. It was estimated that some 3,000 people died as a result of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the devastating fires it inflicted upon the city. Almost 30,000 buildings were destroyed, including most of the city’s homes and nearly all the central business district.
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At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings.
San Francisco’s brick buildings and wooden Victorian structures were especially devastated. Fires immediately broke out and firestorms soon developed citywide.
By April 23, most fires were extinguished, and authorities commenced the task of rebuilding the devastated metropolis. It was estimated that some 3,000 people died as a result of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the devastating fires it inflicted upon the city. Almost 30,000 buildings were destroyed, including most of the city’s homes and nearly all the central business district.
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San Francisco ablaze after the earthquake on April 18, 1906 @facethenation
On April 19, 1897, the first Boston Marathon is run in Boston, has been held every year since then, even during the World War years.
Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with a registered number 261 in April 19, 1967, when women weren't allowed to run. When a race official named Jock Semple saw that she was running with a number, he tried to physically remove her from the race and rip her bib number off. Her boyfriend, Tom Miller, knocked Semple away so Kathrine Switzer could keep running.
Finally, five years later, in 1972, women were officially welcomed to run the Boston Marathon for the first time.
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Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with a registered number 261 in April 19, 1967, when women weren't allowed to run. When a race official named Jock Semple saw that she was running with a number, he tried to physically remove her from the race and rip her bib number off. Her boyfriend, Tom Miller, knocked Semple away so Kathrine Switzer could keep running.
Finally, five years later, in 1972, women were officially welcomed to run the Boston Marathon for the first time.
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🏃♀️ Kathrine Switzer was able to complete the 1967 Boston Marathon and finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes @facethenation
April 19, 1960, student revolution in South Korea. The police started shooting at the people and the people responded by throwing rocks at the police @facethenation
April 20, 1962, Neil Armstrong zoomed up to 63,250 m in the X-15, hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, as high as he'd go until his Gemini 8 mission would quadruple that four years later @facethenation