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Marincello: what happened to San Francisco’s neighbor to the north?
Marincello was supposed to be a new city just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Learn how a small band of activists defeated a mega-corporation.
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The Muybridge Murder Trial
How Eadweard Muybridge was nearly convicted of murder and hanged before he developed the techniques that led to the creation of cinematography.
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San Francisco’s legendary cocktail was lost…or was it?
A legendary San Francisco cocktail enjoyed by Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling seemed lost forever. New theories may shed light on the secret ingredient.
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WTFog? Why San Francisco Bay took 233 years to discover
From 1542 to 1775, it took Europeans 233 years to locate the Golden Gate. Why did discovering San Francisco Bay take so long?
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How this San Franciscan secured YOUR rights
What makes you a citizen? How a San Franciscan man fought for his citizenship and secured the most fundamental rights for the rest of us.