TAKING THE WAYBACK MACHINE TO 1906 -- SAD TIMES

Just before dawn on April 18, 1906, an estimated 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco and parts of Northern California -- one of the worst natural disasters in our country's history.  Over 3000 people died, most of them in the city.  The quake, aftershocks, and resulting fires destroyed 80% of San Francisco.

Sometimes it is hard to imagine such devastation. especially for an event that occurred over a century ago.

Here are some newsreels from that time.

https://archive.org/details/2349A_Edison_Newsreels_San_Francisco_Earthquake_aftermath