San Francisco

Fort Cronkhite, the abandoned WWII fort near San Francisco where giant 16-inch guns once shook the city, is now a historic site surrounded by beaches, trails and Pacific Ocean views

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The former military fort is now surrounded by Pacific views, hiking trails and dramatic beaches. Long before Fort Cronkhite became a destination for hikers, surfers and wildlife enthusiasts, it was part of a vast American military effort to prepare for war.As World War II approached, the U.S. Army was rapidly expanding. Around 200,000 soldiers had…

San Francisco minted just 24 of these dimes in 1894 and only 9 are known to survive; 132 years later, one 10-cent coin has sold at auction for $1.25 million

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Legendary 1894-S Barber Dime (Image Credit: Stack Bowers Galleries) A 10-cent coin minted in San Francisco more than a century ago has just sold for about $1.25 million, turning one of the smallest denominations in US currency into a million-dollar collector’s prize. The 1894-S Barber dime is one of the most famous rarities in American…

A San Francisco bystander heard screams from a garbage truck after its load had been compacted; 25 firefighters spent more than 2 hours digging a trapped man out alive

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Around 25 firefighters rescued a trapped man alive (Image Credit: X/ @SFFDPIO) A routine garbage collection in San Francisco turned into a desperate rescue early Wednesday after a bystander heard screams coming from inside a garbage truck. The San Francisco Fire Department responded at about 4:11 a.m. on September 2, after the passerby alerted the…

Priscilla Chan’s parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research

Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan’s parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research | World News

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Priscilla Chan’s journey from the daughter of Vietnamese refugees to a Harvard graduate, paediatrician and major science philanthropist is rooted in a family story shaped by war and migration. Her grandparents put her parents, who were teenagers at the time, on boats to flee Vietnam during the war. Chan grew up in Massachusetts, where her…