Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Today in History - April 18, 1906 -Great San Francisco Earthquake

Today in History - The Great San Francisco Earthquake - April 18, 1906

A great earthquake hit San Francisco today in the year, 1906. Hundreds of people lost their lives as building shook and toppled over on them. The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over an area of about 275 miles long. The video below was taken before the earthquake, and then after the earthquake. It is Market Street in San Francisco.

Source:History.com San Francisco Earthquake





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