Thursday, March 23, 2006

100th Anniversary: San Francisco Earthquake � April 18

100th Anniversary: San Francisco Earthquake - April 18: "Almost a century before Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history devastated San Francisco. On April 18, 1906, at 5:12 in the morning, "The Great San Francisco Earthquake" struck, followed by a series of catastrophic fires that burned for three days and destroyed more than 500 blocks in the heart of the city. "

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