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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans, 1873
On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal r…
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Q&A With David Talbot, Author of ‘Season of the Witch’
Find out about David Talbot’s new book, which focuses on San Francisco between 1967 and 1982, and enter for a chance to win a copy.
Titanic on Trial
The testimony of witnesses who survived Titanic’s demise is presented in a new book by writer Nic Compton.
Six Degrees of Titanic
How can you connect Titanic with Marilyn Monroe, the mayor of New York and Chelsea Clinton’s wedding? Author Hugh Brewster fills us in.













