The San Francisco Earthquake mb-code 1239679 View of the old and

View of the old and new London Bridges viewed from the south bank during demolition and reconstruction work with boats on the River Thames in the foreground

Interior view of the Church of St John of Jerusalem

Rudolf Caracciola set a Class C (cars with engines of 3000-5000cc) Land Speed Record of 196

Medallion bust of Newton in profile facing the viewer's right

The San Francisco Earthquake mb-code 1239679 View of the old andThe San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco on 18th April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines, causing fires to break out. As water mains had also been damaged, firefighters had little chance of fighting the blaze, which went on to destroy some 25,000 buildings. In all, the earthquake and fires killed an estimated 3000 people, the most to lose their lives in a natural