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Ep 86 - Shake it like you mean it - The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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Today, it is part one of the Great San Francisco disasters of 1906. We talk about the history of San Francisco, how California became a state, immigration and birthright with the United States v Wong Kim Ark, and finally, the 42 seconds of terror as a 7.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the city awake at 5:12 am on April 18, 1906.
That was bad, but the fires started almost immediately - we'll cover those next week!
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https://encyclopedia.densho.org/United_States_v._Wong_Kim_Ark/
The Longest Minute -
https://www.amazon.com/Longest-Minute-Great-Francisco-Earthquake-ebook/dp/B09Y465G8X
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