1906 San Francisco earthquake

Things to Do in San Juan Capistrano Great Stone Church The ruins, more commonly known as the Great Stone Church, is one of the most interesting sections of SJC Mission. The church was laid out as a cross shape with a bell tower that can be seen as far away as 10 miles and whose bells could be heard even further. This historical church lasted only six year as it was destroyed by a 7.0-magnitude in 1812. The earthquake also took the lives of fifty plus people who were buried in the old church…

calm day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two neighboring cities, San Francisco and Oakland were buzzing with excitement because each city’s major league baseball team, the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics was competing in the World Series. It was a Bay Area rivalry for the biggest prize in baseball and the crowds were headed to San Francisco to prepare for a 5:30pm first pitch at Candlestick Park. Then, at around 5:03pm not long before the scheduled first pitch, an earthquake hit the…

Introduction: California is a golden, magical state! The “Golden State” is its nickname because it comes from the California Gold Rush and the state flower, the golden poppy. When you think of California, you think giant redwood trees, the golden gate bridge, Hollywood, sandy beaches, businesses, and best of all, gold. Many famous people come from California, like our former president Richard Nixon and the first female astronaut Dr. Sally Ride. California is even the birthplace of one of the…

Science 8 March 9, 2015 Question 1: When and Why was the Bridge Built? - Mira The construction of the Golden Gate bridge commenced on January 5, 1933, and its purpose is to connect San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait, which links San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. At an amazing 8981 ft. (2737 m) long, it was the worlds largest suspension until 1964, when the Verrazano - Narrows bridge opened in New York. The idea for the bridge…

On the 7th of December in 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The following year, in the middle of February, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that allowed for the relocation of all those living in coastal Washington, Oregon, and California with Japanese ancestry. Those living on the West coast were relocated to desolate places far away from the Pacific Ocean and placed in camps with other Japanese Americans. There were a few reasons for the relocation of Japanese…

After the game against South San Francisco we had a record of 6 to 2 while South San Francisco had a record of 8 to 0. In the 8th grade year there are championships and our team was able to make it to the final round where we faced the one and only South San Francisco again, but this time it was for the championship. I remember that game at Parkside Middle School at 6:30. This game was the most important…

Jack London was an American writer, author and journalist who lived from 1876 to 1916. Some of his famous works include The Sea Wolf and Call of the Wild. Born in San Francisco on January 12, 1876, he was raised in Oakland, California, by his mother and stepfather. Jack London is considered to be a great writer. In his teenage years, he worked many different jobs. In his spare time, he read travel books and novels at the library. Eventually, he told his mother a story of what happened one day…

bigger and bigger with people and when that had happened California was getting rich and richer. The spark ignited the gold rush occurred in May 1848 when Sam Brannan, a storekeeper in Sutters Creek, brandished a bottle filled with gold dust around San Francisco shouting gold! Also California’s population increased from 15,000 to more than 100,000. As everyone should also know…

Hugh Jackman: The Great Australian Actor Hugh Jackman is a world renowned Australian actor and producer born October 12th, 1968, and is 47 years old. He has been in a countless number of movies and tv shows. He is most famous for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men movies. However, he was not born into the acting business. Jackman took a long climb from his childhood life to get where he is today. Young Life It…

Jack Moore is man who puts a smile on everyone he meets. A 72 year old loving retired man who has had all sorts of jobs from tossing newspaper on people’s front door to bagging at the local Jewel Osco, even delivering pizzas and being UPS driver. Growing up was very difficult as he was put up for adoption at the age of 1 because his mother did not feel like she was ready to raise a child. His father was a drunk beat dad, who did not care about him either. To avoid never seeing him again, Jack’s…