The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 — which occurred 112 years ago Wednesday — awakened California to the dangers of earthquakes.. Other destructive quakes would follow — Long Beach ...

The great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed most of the city and left 250,000 people homeless. This full panorama of San Francisco, California, was taken July 29, ...

Dan Kurzman talked about the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on April 18, 1906, which destroyed three-quarters of the city and left 300,000 ...

EXTENSION: Research how the federal government responded to the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and detail what precedents this set for future government responses to natural disasters.

"The San Francisco earthquake is a watershed in California history, an essential turning point in the narrative of the state," writes David L. Ulin in his 2004 book "The Myth of Solid Ground." ...

QUAKE_prequake_01.jpg c. 1905 Fisherman's Wharf pre-1906 earthquake. San Francisco was a hustling/bustling city just prior to the 1906 Earthquake as shown in these prequake photos. courtesy of San ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Monday marks the 116th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire.. City leaders gathered at Lotta's Fountain to commemorate that day in history. The fountain ...

Forty photographs depicting the aftermath of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 — which occurred 113 years ago Thursday — went up for auction on the anniversary of the devastating ...

In the 70 years before the 1906 earthquake, the San Andreas Fault unleashed three earthquakes bigger than magnitude-6 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. ... [Album: The Great San Francisco Earthquake] ...

Forty photographs depicting the aftermath of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 — which occurred 113 years ago Thursday — went up for auction on the anniversary of the devastating ...