In the early 1940s, a Black teenager living in the South ... they’d get a bus or train ticket headed West to destinations including the San Francisco Bay Area, says historian Shirley Anne ...

John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1942 — At the Millrose Games in New ...

In the 1940s, efforts began to collect oral ... walk past the Museum of the African Diaspora on Mission Street in downtown San Francisco. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) There’s contemporary ...

Ray Bandar's "Bone Palace" spanned thousands of skulls he stashed in the basement of his Miraloma Park home. The collection ...

Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as ...

Here's our picks for 10 things to do in the valley between Monday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 16: ...

Neon stood out and stands out,” UNLV history professor Michael Green said. “Las Vegas stood out and stands out.” ...

If you’re craving that laid-back SoCal vibe without the hustle of Los Angeles, San Diego might just be your new favourite ...

It was originally known as Bentzen’s Danish Cookies at 3191 Mission St. in San Francisco until 1940, when Martin and ... before it moved to Napa. The 18th Street bakery is currently home to ...

After being caught, Ramirez was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 ...

Fay Vincent, the former MLB commissioner who died earlier this month, was not a golfer but still had great interest in the game.