; ct2gcal.pl output ; ; Absolutely NO warrenty! ; ; ;# CalenTool V2.2 - nflag=1 range=1,12 - DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE ;# $Header: sfo,v 1.3 91/08/12 09:36:30 billr Exp $ ;# Dates relating to events in and around San Francisco, CA ;# dates provided from ProLine's today file ;# Converted to calentool format by Larry Virden (lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu) ;# and further edited and merged by Bill Randle (billr@saab.cna.tek.com). ;# 00000101 Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay. (1898)%s18980101 00000102 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens. (1921)%s19210102 00000102 the San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. (1957)%s19570102 00000104 Golden Gate Bridge closed for the 3rd time by fierce storm. (1982)%s19820104 00000105 San Francisco has it's 1st air meet. (1911)%s19110105 00000105 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side. (1933)%s19330105 00000105 the California Exchange opens. (1850)%s18500105 00000108 Ratification of present San Francisco City Charter. (1932)%s19320108 00000109 1st San Francisco paper, 'California Star', published. (1847)%s18470109 00000109 1st commercial bank in San Francisco established. (1848)%s18480109 00000109 Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated. (1915)%s19150109 00000114 All commercial ferry service to the East Bay ends. (1939)%s19390114 00000115 Dunbarton Bridge, 1st bridge in Bay Area, opens. (1927)%s19270115 00000115 Municipal Railway and Market Street Railroad begin service to the Transbay Transit (East Bay) Terminal (1939)%s19390115 00000116 Cliff House badly damaged when a cargo of powder on the schooner "Parallel" explodes nearby (1887)%s18870116 00000116 San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle started (now San Francisco Chronicle) (1865)%s18650116 00000117 9-county commission recommends creation of BART. (1957)%s19570117 00000118 The elegant California Theatre opens in San Francisco. (1869)%s18690118 00000120 California Stock Exchange Board organized. (1872)%s18720120 00000122 Aquatic Park dedicated. (1939)%s19390122 00000122 Chinatown telephone exchange closed. (1949)%s19490122 00000124 San Francisco 49'ers win their 1st Super Bowl, 26-21. (1982)%s19820124 00000127 Groundbreaking for the 'Dragon Gateway' at Grant Avenue. (1965)%s19650127 00000127 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park. (1894)%s18940127 00000127 Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru'. (1971)%s19710127 00000130 Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco. (1847)%s18470130 00000131 Birds fly over the western part of San Francisco in such large numbers that they actually darken the sky (1871)%s18710131 00000131 Congress passes resolution naming San Francisco as the site of the celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal (1911)%s19110131 00000131 San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California, founded. (1851)%s18510131 00000202 1st shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco. (1848)%s18480202 00000205 Snow falls on San Francisco. (1887)%s18870205 00000207 Steel work completed on Exposition (Civic) Auditorium. (1914)%s19140207 00000208 Earthquake, at 5.0, strongest since 1966. (1977)%s19770208 00000208 Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall. (1957)%s19570208 00000209 1st shipment of asparagus arrives from Sacramento. (1891)%s18910209 00000211 Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time. (1854)%s18540211 00000211 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island. (1936)%s19360211 00000212 San Francisco selected for site of United Nations Conference. (1945)%s19450212 00000215 Fort Point completed & garrisoned (but has never fired it's cannon in anger) (1861)%s18610215 00000215 San Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic Center) dedicated. (1917)%s19170215 00000216 1st airplane flight to Los Angeles from San Francisco. (1914)%s19140216 00000216 City Hall dome fire. (1951)%s19510216 00000217 1st telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones. (1878)%s18780217 00000218 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island (built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay (1939)%s19390218 00000218 Legislature creates the 9 Bay Area counties. (1850)%s18500218 00000218 San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports. (1899)%s18990218 00000220 Congress allows California to build the Oakland-Bay Bridge. (1931)%s19310220 00000220 Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks and damages Sutro Baths. (1902)%s19020220 00000220 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco. (1915)%s19150220 00000220 University of California gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF). (1873)%s18730220 00000221 Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication. (1874)%s18740221 00000222 Lowell High School opens (on it's 1st campus). (1913)%s19130222 00000223 Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco. (1887)%s18870223 00000223 Last Municipal arc light, over intersection of Mission & 25th Street, removed (it had been installed in 1913) (1958)%s19580223 00000223 Steamer "Rio de Janiero" sinks in San Francisco Bay. (1900)%s19000223 00000226 1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park. (1891)%s18910226 00000226 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field. (1933)%s19330226 00000228 1st steamship enters San Francisco Bay. (1849)%s18490228 00000228 1st vaudeville theater opens. (1883)%s18830228 00000228 Bicycles now permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge. (1970)%s19700228 00000228 Construction begins on the Tower of Jewels for the Exposition. (1914)%s19140228 00000301 Present seal of San Francisco adopted (2nd seal for city). (1859)%s18590301 00000304 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson dedicated. (1934)%s19340304 00000305 Covent Garden Theater is destroyed by fire (1856)%s18560305 00000312 Pioneer Plaza dedicated. (1966)%s19660312 00000313 4-day strike by SF city employees starts. (1970)%s19700313 00000314 Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco. (1948)%s19480314 00000314 Legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible. (1870)%s18700314 00000314 Sutro Baths opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952). (1896)%s18960314 00000314 the 36-Folsom becomes 1st line to use 1-man streetcars. (1935)%s19350314 00000317 Japanese Embassy arrives aboard the "Candinmarruh" . (1860)%s18600317 00000322 Earthquake gives San Francisco the shakes. (1957)%s19570322 00000322 President Johnson's daughter, Lynda, ordered off Cable Car because she was eating an ice cream cone (no food on cars) (1968)%s19680322 00000322 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm & Market, dedicated. (1978)%s19780322 00000323 President John F. Kennedy visits San Francisco. (1962)%s19620323 00000324 Clipper "Andrew Jackson" arrives in 89 days from New York. (1860)%s18600324 00000326 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made a City Landmark. (1970)%s19700326 00000327 Japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated. (1968)%s19680327 00000328 San Francisco Art Association holds opening reception at 430 Pine. (1871)%s18710328 00000331 Chinese Embassy arrives aboard the steamship "China". (1868)%s18680331 00000331 Col. John W. Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of San Francisco. (1849)%s18490331 00000331 Ground broken for Union Square Garage. (1941)%s19410331 00000401 Navy takes over Treasure Island. (1941)%s19410401 00000401 Saint Stupid's Day (a San Francisco tradition since 1980).%s19800401 00000401 San Francisco County Government established. (1850)%s18500401 00000403 Thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher. (1848)%s18480403 00000404 Golden Gate Park established by City Order 00000405 Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses. (1941)%s19410405 00000407 Seals Stadium opens. (1931)%s19310407 00000410 California Street Cable Car Railroad Company starts service. (1878)%s18780410 00000410 William Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park officially accepted (1871)%s18710410 00000411 Brooks Hall in Civic Center dedicated. (1958)%s19580411 00000412 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island to Navy. (1898)%s18980412 00000412 Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of San Francisco incorporated. (1859)%s18590412 00000412 Moffatt Field is commissioned. (1933)%s19330412 00000412 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district. (1962)%s19620412 00000414 1st Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St. Joseph, Missouri. (1860)%s18600414 00000414 Fort Point dedicated as 1st National Park in Bay Area. (1971)%s19710414 00000414 regular air passenger flights between San Francisco and Los Angeles started, by Maddux Air Lines (1928)%s19280414 00000415 Alioto's on Fisherman's Wharf is founded. (1928)%s19280415 00000415 City of San Francisco incorporated. (1850)%s18500415 00000416 Nitroglycerine at the Wells Fargo & Co. office explodes. (1866)%s18660416 00000417 US Marine Hospital at the Presidio established. (1853)%s18530417 00000418 1st International Cricket Match, held in SF, won by Californian (1869)%s18690418 00000418 Fairmont Hotel opens. (1907)%s19070418 00000418 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (1906)%s19060418 00000418 San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed. (1868)%s18680418 00000418 San Francisco's Old Hall of Justice demolished. (1968)%s19680418 00000419 Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire. (1874)%s18740419 00000420 Bar Association of San Francisco organized. (1872)%s18720420 00000420 Buses replace Key System trains at 3AM. (1958)%s19580420 00000423 Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up. (1871)%s18710423 00000423 Courtesy Mail Boxes for motorists started in San Francisco. (1949)%s19490423 00000424 Fire Alarm & Police Telegraph system put into operation. (1865)%s18650424 00000425 President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco. (1891)%s18910425 00000426 San Francisco Lightship replaced by automatic buoy. (1971)%s19710426 00000429 Headquarters for the US Army, Division of the Pacific, permanently established at the Presidio (1857)%s18570429 00000430 founding of what would be San Jose State University. (1857)%s18570430 00000502 Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park opens. (1925)%s19250502 00000502 Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die. (1946)%s19460502 00000503 Camp Merriman established at the Presidio. (1898)%s18980503 00000503 San Francisco is almost entirely destroyed by fire for the 7th time in its 4 years of existence (1851)%s18510503 00000504 1st of the major San Francisco fires. (1851)%s18510504 00000505 The Great White Fleet arrives in San Francisco. (1908)%s19080505 00000506 "Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street allows United Railroads to run electric streetcars (1906)%s19060506 00000506 Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco starts. (1851)%s18510506 00000507 Cornerstone of BofA building at 300 Montgomery laid. (1941)%s19410507 00000507 San Francisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated. (1927)%s19270507 00000509 Telegraph Hill Railroad Company organized. (1882)%s18820509 00000511 Bank of San Francisco incorporated. (1907)%s19070511 00000511 Work starts on 1st brick building in San Francisco. (1850)%s18500511 00000512 President William McKinley visits San Francisco. (1901)%s19010512 00000514 President Theodore Roosevelt visits San Francisco. (1903)%s19030514 00000515 2nd San Francisco Vigilance Committee organized. (1856)%s18560515 00000516 Ewing Field, near Masonic Street, opens. (1914)%s19140516 00000516 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time. (1872)%s18720516 00000517 Bohemian Club incorporated. (1872)%s18720517 00000517 Camp Merritt established in the Presidio. (1898)%s18980517 00000517 Marin County withdraws from BART district. (1962)%s19620517 00000521 Mount Davidson Cross lit by President Roosevelt in Washington via Telegraph (1933)%s19330521 00000522 1st San Francisco fireboat, the "David Scannell", launched. (1909)%s19090522 00000523 1st Phillipine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco. (1898)%s18980523 00000523 Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die. (1908)%s19080523 00000523 Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die. (1908)%s19080523 00000523 Postal Cards sold in San Francisco for 1st time. (1873)%s18730523 00000523 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building. (1956)%s19560523 00000525 Golden Gate International Exposition reopens. (1940)%s19400525 00000525 San Francisco receives its 1st telecast. (1948)%s19480525 00000526 Golden Gate Bridge opens. (1937)%s19370526 00000526 San Francisco approves new City Charter, allowing Municipal (1898)ownership of utiliies (charter effective Jan 1, 1900).%s19000526 00000526 Union Square becomes State Historical Landmark. (1958)%s19580526 00000527 Bay District Race Track closes. (1896)%s18960527 00000527 Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco (1907)%s19070527 00000527 Golden Gate Bridge opens (1937)%s19370527 00000527 Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Francisco completed. (1854)%s18540527 00000527 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park opens. (1951)%s19510527 00000602 Ground broken on Clay Street for world's 1st cable railroad. (1873)%s18730602 00000604 Empire Engine Company No. 1 organized. (1850)%s18500604 00000605 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell. (1920)%s19200605 00000607 workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad. (1860)%s18600607 00000609 the San Francisco Committee of Vigilence forms. (1851)%s18510609 00000610 PBS reaches San Francisco: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting. (1954)%s19540610 00000611 300 feet of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm. (1864)%s18640611 00000611 K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service. (1980)%s19800611 00000614 California Street Cable Car Railroad Co. gets it's franchise. (1876)%s18760614 00000614 Fire destroys part of San Francisco. (1850)%s18500614 00000615 San Francisco Water Works organized. (1857)%s18570615 00000619 1st concert given in San Francisco's Stern Grove. (1932)%s19320619 00000619 formal opening of US Marine Hospital at the Presidio. (1875)%s18750619 00000620 Commissioners appointed to lay out streets west of Larkin. (1855)%s18550620 00000622 Fire destroys part of San Francisco. (1851)%s18510622 00000622 Stephen C. Massett opens at courthouse as 1st professional entertainer, using the (allegedly) only piano in California (1849)%s18490622 00000625 Pueblo founded with construction of 1st building (start of Yerba Buena, later to be called San Francisco) (1835)%s18350625 00000625 San Francisco holds its 1st County Fair. (1982)%s19820625 00000626 UN Charter written in San Francisco. (1945)%s19450626 00000627 Bank of California opens its doors. (1867)%s18670627 00000627 Bill Graham closes Fillmore East (1971)%s19710627 00000629 Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay. (1776)%s17760629 00000701 Construction crews begin tearing up Market St. to build BART. (1966)%s19660701 00000701 Golden Gate Bridge paid for (so why is there still a toll?). (1971)%s19710701 00000701 SF City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building. (1899)%s18990701 00000701 at least 626 ships lying at anchor around San Francisco Bay. (1850)%s18500701 00000703 Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from New York. (1861)%s18610703 00000704 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco. (1876)%s18760704 00000704 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens. (1882)%s18820704 00000704 work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge. (1933)%s19330704 00000705 Herb Caen gets his 1st column in the S.F. Chronicle. (1938)%s19380705 00000707 the Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay. (1908)%s19080707 00000713 SF Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street opens. (1898)%s18980713 00000715 SF Merchant's Exchange opens. (1867)%s18670715 00000716 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in SF history). (1946)%s19460716 00000719 SF Public Library allows patrons to start borrowing books. (1880)%s18800719 00000719 the "Balclutha" ties up at Pier 43 & becomes a floating museum. (1955)%s19550719 00000721 City Gardens on Folsom opens. (1867)%s18670721 00000725 Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes. (1903)%s19030725 00000725 Construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway). (1967)%s19670725 00000728 "Memmon" is 1st clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of NY (1849)%s18490728 00000729 Southern Pacific Bay Ferries stop running. (1958)%s19580729 00000801 Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street. (1907)%s19070801 00000801 Black Methodists in SF establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist. (1852)%s18520801 00000801 Burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited. (1901)%s19010801 00000801 First successful test of a cable car. It was designed by Andrew S. Hallidie for San Francisco (1873)%s18730801 00000801 New San Francisco Hall of Justice opens. (1961)%s19610801 00000802 1st trial run of an SF cable car, on Clay Street between Kearny and Jones, downhill all the way, at 4AM (1873)%s18730802 00000802 San Francisco Public Library opens with 5000 volumes. (1877)%s18770802 00000805 the 1st Spanish ship, 'San Carlos', enters San Francisco bay. (1775)%s17750805 00000810 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St Station. (1973)%s19730810 00000811 The California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store). (1888)%s18880811 00000815 Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitrogelatin (and that ain't jello) (1901)%s19010815 00000815 Riot in San Francisco celebrating end of World War II. (1945)%s19450815 00000817 Bank of Italy opens it's new headquarters at Clay & Montgomery. (1908)%s19080817 00000820 Dimout regulations implemented in San Francisco. (1942)%s19420820 00000820 Republicans start convention at the Cow Palace. (1956)%s19560820 00000823 1st Japanese commercial ship visits San Francisco with a cargo of tea. (1872)%s18720823 00000823 1st carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston, after a 16-day rail trip (1869)%s18690823 00000823 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US: US lightship to Cliff House (1889)%s18890823 00000825 Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda. (1864)%s18640825 00000825 Graf Zeppelin passes over San Francisco, headed for Los Angeles after trans-Pacific voyage from Tokyo (1929)%s19290825 00000826 Fluoridation of San Francisco water begins. (1952)%s19520826 00000826 Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 seconds (1907)%s19070826 00000826 Pumping to build Treasure Island finished. (1937)%s19370826 00000826 W. A. Bartlett appointed 1st US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF). (1846)%s18460826 00000829 'Arizonan' is the 1st vessel to arrive in SF via the Panama Canal. (1914)%s19140829 00000829 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens. (1954)%s19540829 00000829 The Beatles gave their last public concert at Candlestick Park. (1966)%s19660829 00000831 Crocker-Woolworth National Bank organized. (1886)%s18860831 00000831 The California Pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets. (1850)%s18500831 00000901 Railroad & Ferry connection with Oakland inaugurated. (1863)%s18630901 00000902 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service. (1956)%s19560902 00000904 North Beach & Mission Railway Company organized. (1862)%s18620904 00000906 Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street. (1873)%s18730906 00000906 Southern Pacific line from Los Angeles to San Francisco completed. (1876)%s18760906 00000906 the 1st westbound train arrives in San Francisco. (1869)%s18690906 00000907 Sutro's ornate Cliff House destroyed by fire. (1907)%s19070907 00000909 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated. (1875)%s18750909 00000909 President Hayes visits San Francisco. (1880)%s18800909 00000911 1st electric telegraph in use, Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos. (1853)%s18530911 00000911 BART begins service with a 26 mile line from Oakland to Fremont (1972)%s19720911 00000911 Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system. (1929)%s19290911 00000915 San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game. (1957)%s19570915 00000915 WPA extends the L-Taraval streetcar to the Zoo (at Sloat Blvd). (1937)%s19370915 00000916 BART begins regular transbay service. (1974)%s19740916 00000916 Independence Day, celebrated in Mexico. 00000917 BART begins passenger service. (1972)%s19720917 00000917 Charles Lindbergh in San Francisco. (1927)%s19270917 00000917 the Presidio of San Francisco was founded as Spanish fort. (1776)%s17760917 00000918 Pacific Stock Exchange opens (as the Local Security Board). (1882)%s18820918 00000919 Streetcars stop running on Market St after 122 years of service (1982)%s19820919 00000920 the U.S. Grants come to San Francisco for an elaborate extended visit. (1879)%s18790920 00000921 Cable Cars cease operations for 2 years of repairs. (1982)%s19820921 00000924 James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks. (1865)%s18650924 00001001 Cable Cars declared a National Landmark. (1964)%s19641001 00001002 Birdbaths installed in Union Square. (1939)%s19391002 00001003 San Francisco's White House department store is first to accept the BankAmericard in lieu of cash (1960)%s19601003 00001004 Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time. (1916)%s19161004 00001004 Pier 39 opens. (1977)%s19771004 00001004 The dahlia is officially designated as the City Flower. (1926)%s19261004 00001005 Fire Department Museum dedicated. (1964)%s19641005 00001005 Hyde St. Pier re-opens as State Historical Park. (1963)%s19631005 00001005 Palace Hotel on Market Street opens. (1875)%s18751005 00001006 Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches. (1935)%s19351006 00001006 Zoological Gardens opens (on Sloat and Skyline). (1940)%s19401006 00001008 Coit Tower dedicated. (1933)%s19331008 00001008 Earthquake. (1865)%s18651008 00001008 Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens. (1860)%s18601008 00001009 Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco. (1975)%s19751009 00001012 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially). (1933)%s19331012 00001012 at 4AM, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck. (1963)%s19631012 00001015 Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated. (1969)%s19691015 00001015 Cliff House opens (1st of many on the site). (1863)%s18631015 00001016 Amphitheater in McLaren Park dedicated. (1971)%s19711016 00001016 John Brown attacks the armory at Harper's Ferry. (1859)%s18591016 00001016 Woolworth's at Powell & Market opens. (1952)%s19521016 00001017 A earthquake measured at 6.9-7.1 on the Richter scale hits San Francisco at 5:04 pm killing nearly 300 people and doing billions of dollars in damage. (1989)%s19891017 00001017 Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors. (1904)%s19041017 00001017 Sutro RR sold to Robert F. Morrow for $215,000. (1899)%s18991017 00001019 Golden Gate Bridge charges tolls only for southbound cars. (1968)%s19681019 00001020 Bayshore Highway opens. (1929)%s19291020 00001021 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore. (1869)%s18691021 00001021 Severe earthquake at 7:53AM. (1868)%s18681021 00001026 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin. (1972)%s19721026 00001026 the "Yerba Buena" is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay. (1903)%s19031026 00001027 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created. (1972)%s19721027 00001029 Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure). (1939)%s19391029 00001101 Dimout ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area. (1943)%s19431101 00001101 Fortifications built on Angel Island by troops. (1863)%s18631101 00001102 Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont & Kearny starts. (1854)%s18541102 00001104 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall. (1867)%s18671104 00001104 Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island. (1854)%s18541104 00001105 BART starts San Francisco-Daly City train shuttle service. (1973)%s19731105 00001106 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote. (1962)%s19621106 00001106 Yerba Buena & Angel Islands reserved for military use. (1850)%s18501106 00001109 Post Office at Clay & Pike opens. (1848)%s18481109 00001111 Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veteran's Building. (1931)%s19311111 00001111 Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde. (1957)%s19571111 00001111 Seals Stadium demolished. (1959)%s19591111 00001112 Bay District Race Track opens. (1873)%s18731112 00001112 Oakland Bay Bridge opened. (1936)%s19361112 00001114 The old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired & working again. (1981)%s19811114 00001115 Cow Palace opens. (1941)%s19411115 00001115 KRON (Channel 4, San Francisco) signs on, from 7 to 10 PM. (1949)%s19491115 00001117 Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections. (1853)%s18531117 00001118 Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined. (1936)%s19361118 00001119 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California State Historical Landmark (1970)%s19701119 00001123 Post Hospital at Presidio renamed Letterman General Hospital. (1911)%s19111123 00001123 The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco. (1889)%s18891123 00001126 1st baseball game played in enclosed field at 25th & Folsom. (1868)%s18681126 00001127 1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation. (1890)%s18901127 00001201 Golden Gate Bridge closed because of high winds. (1951)%s19511201 00001202 Moscone Convention Center opens at 11:30 AM. (1981)%s19811202 00001203 Paid Fire Department takes over from volunteer companies. (1866)%s18661203 00001203 Wetherill discovers Cliff Palace on Mesa Verde (1888)%s18881203 00001208 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts. (1913)%s19131208 00001208 San Francisco has 1st blackout, at 6:15PM. (1941)%s19411208 00001209 300 Montgomery opens as new Bank of America headquarters. (1941)%s19411209 00001210 Hunters Point jitney ends service after 50 years. (1962)%s19621210 00001211 Snow falls in San Francisco. (1932)%s19321211 00001211 Stockton Street Tunnel completed. (1914)%s19141211 00001213 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur. (1976)%s19761213 00001213 Playland at the Beach reopens. (1968)%s19681213 00001214 Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night from power failure. (1971)%s19711214 00001215 SF Fire Dept. replaces leather helmets with plastic ones. (1969)%s19691215 00001217 M-OceanView streetcar resumes service & is extended to Market St. (1944)%s19441217 00001218 San Francisco Visitors Center at City Hall opens. (1974)%s19741218 00001219 Grading started for Market Street Railroad. (1859)%s18591219 00001219 Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission. (1962)%s19621219 00001220 Mt. Davidson dedicated as city park. (1929)%s19291220 00001221 Broadway Tunnel opens. (1952)%s19521221 00001228 San Francisco Municipal Railway starts operation at Geary St. (MUNI was the 1st municipally-owned transit system) (1912)%s19121228 00001229 Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball. (1864)%s18641229 00001229 San Francisco Symphony formed. (1911)%s19111229 00001231 Last San Francisco firehorses retired. (1921)%s19211231