On May 27, 1997 this 8,981-foot long San Francisco landmark marked its 60th anniversary
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On This Day: May 27, 1997 Jarrell Tornado | KVUE.com  May 28, 2016 ... On This Day: May 27, 1997 Jarrell Tornado ... Even as the years pass, those who lost their lives on May 27 continue to be remembered. On the...
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Full text of "Highlights, facts & figures" - Internet Archive  THE DISTRICT TODAY Based in San Francisco, the District consists of three operating .... The strait is approximately three-miles long by one-mile wide with currents ... ment issued its final permit for the construction of a 4200- foot main span with a ..... May 27, 1997 marked the 60th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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The Golden Gate Bridge opened 79 years ago today | 6abc.com  May 27, 2016 ... An estimated 200,000 people crossed the bridge on May 27, each paying ... Strauss began his efforts in 1916 to build the bridge, but faced ... After four years of construction, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 4,200 feet, ... technologysan francisco bayhistorybuzzworthywatercoolerThis Day...
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jeopardy/1050_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  AMERICAN HODGEPODGE | On May 27, 1997 this 8,981-foot long San Francisco landmark marked its 60th anniversary | Golden Gate Bridge. right: Rich.
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Full text of "Highlights, facts & figures" - Internet Archive  In response to the traffic congestion explosion around the San Francisco Bay ..... receiving no credit for his critical role in the design of the landmark Bridge. ... Navy planes flew in formation and engineering students carried an 80-foot-long replica of ..... 60TH ANNIVERSARY May 27, 1997, marked the 60th Anniversary of the...
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Key Dates - Golden Gate Bridge  1868: Regular ferry service links San Francisco and Sausalito in Marin County with ... for a suspension bridge crossing the Golden Gate Strait that would also carry rail cars. .... March 1, 1930: After overseeing test boring in San Francisco, Charles Ellis ..... May 24, 1987: Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
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Jeopary Questions page 1758 - CAPITAL TOWNS - TriviaBistro.com  A CHRISTMAS POTPOURRI: The Christmas tree seen here stood tall in this city in 1995 (it's next to a 555-foot tall obelisk)  DECEMBER 24: Nixon said this man...
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The Queen Mary | One-Of-A-Kind Long Beach Experience, Tours ...  Historic ocean liner built in 1936, now berthed in California serving as a tourist attraction - hotel, restaurants, tours, special events, meetings, etc.
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Empire State Building dedicated - May 01, 1931 - HISTORY.com  On this day in 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City's ... At the time of its completion, the Empire State Building, at 102 stories and 1,250 feet ... The new building imbued New York City with a deep sense of pride,...
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The Wild and Dark History of the Empire State Building | 6sqft  Aug 29, 2014 ... The Eiffel Tower, measuring 984 feet, was built in Paris in 1889. ... marked the beginning of the twentieth century's great skyscraper race. Prior to the Empire State Building, the U.S. line-up of tall towers included the ... In total the building was finished in just 410 days, almost three months ahead of schedule.
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SAVEUR.com's Sites We Love Subscribe via RSS - Dishing with ...  May 3, 2012 ... This year our beloved landmark turns 50 and Seattle is hosting six ... SkyCity at the Needle (the revolving restaurant atop the Space ... So shoot sky high into the future and help celebrate 50 years of our iconic Space Needle! ... This is a free family event, but you'll need to buy tickets for the prawn boil.
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Behind the seawall : historical archaeology along the San Francisco ...  San Francisco Waterfront 1977 The tower crane erected for construction of the N-5 pump ..... These may originate from this kind of deposition (see below). ... (California Historical Society) In Figure 5.06, the dark four-story building near the ..... on 16-foot centers north-south, and spaced 10 feet apart in the east-west direction.
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Earthquake - Encyclopedia of Earth  May 1, 2014 ... The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 involved a six meter horizontal displacement of ... Both of these waves produce a sharp jolt or shaking.
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San Diego's Balboa Park celebrates 100th anniversary of Panama ...  Jun 5, 2015 ... In the 840-acre section of Balboa Park that San Diego set aside for the expo, ... the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, boasting one of the world's largest ... is occupied by the Mingei International Museum and San Diego Art Institute.
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Eiffel Tower: Information & Facts - Live Science  May 7, 2013 ... The iconic Parisian landmark has loomed over the city since 1889. ... 1889. The Eiffel Tower is 1,063 feet (324 meters) tall, including the ... Without the antenna, it is 984 feet (300 m). ... When the Compagnie des Etablissements Eiffel first won the ... More than 7 million people visit this iconic tower every year,...
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Cable Cars & Cable Car Museum | San Francisco, CA  The City's cable cars were named a National Historic Landmark in 1964 by the ... The Museum houses one of the very first cable cars (1873), a Sutter St. grip car...
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Portland Architecture: A waterfront observation tower? - brian libby  Aug 11, 2008 ... The 600-foot height would make the tower more or less the same ... 45 years after the 1962 World's Fair, is still the iconic symbol of that city. .... in the world and from the top of that building have an observation deck that .... deck running below the bridge for access, some glass elevators on .... Lead Sponsors...
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Engineers list seven 'Wonders' Modern: High, wide or deep, they ...  Mar 24, 1996 ... The engineers' Seven Wonders of the Modern World, detailed in the ... All were completed in the 20th century, although at least one was begun in the 19th. ... stands 1,815 feet high, which makes it the world's tallest free-standing building. ... It was built in 410 days, beginning in late 1929, and is estimated to...
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An Eyewitness Recounts the Quake of 1906 - FoundSF  Tuesday night, April 17, 1906, I retired to my room at 807 Geary Street, San Francisco, ... the monstrous three hundred foot triple domes of City Hall with their giant ... settling back on its foundation, intact apparently, but with every breakable thing ..... history officer at Wells Fargo Bank, Arthur C. Poore appears to have been a...
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Golden Gate Bridge  Bridge History and Construction | Painting and Maintaining the Bridge ... On opening day in 1937, how did the San Francisco Chronicle refer to the ... Yes they were and here is how they came to be. ... American Society of Civil Engineers named the Golden Gate Bridge as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in...
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