Travel back in time to relive key moments in San Francisco history. State of play: The San Francisco Historical Society (SFHS ...

San Francisco's signature taste is the tang of its sourdough bread. Hearty sourdough starter fueled the gold-rush pioneers of 1849; its flavor is still tasted today.

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San Francisco has historically been a boom-and-bust city. From the Gold Rush to now, the city continues to repeat a historical pattern of attracting dreamers, risk-takers, innovators and builders.

This is what 5.46 inches of rainfall in a day looks like in San Francisco. Just barely missing the all time record for wettest day, 5.54 set back in November of 1994.

President James K. Polk ignited the California Gold Rush when he confirmed the discovery of the precious metal in his State of the Union address on this day in history, Dec. 5, 1848.