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On the morning of April 18, 1906, a massive earthquake shook San Francisco, California. Though the quake lasted less than a minute, its immediate impact was disastrous.
Despite a quick response from San Francisco's large military population, the city was devastated. The earthquake and subsequent fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and left half of the city's 400,000 residents homeless.
Aid poured in from around the country, and the world, but those who survived faced weeks of difficulty and hardship.
The survivors slept in tents in city parks and stood in long lines for food. They were required to do their cooking in the street to minimize the threat of additional fires.
The San Francisco earthquake is considered one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
There will be time for Q and A after the lecture.