An earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989, killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages. Though this was one of the most powerful and destructive earthquakes ...

Loma Prieta earthquake, George Washington Bridge opening, Yom Kippur ceasefire talks, and iconic Olympic moments.

October 17 marks the 33-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that jolted the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989. The catastrophic natural disaster also struck the Oakland-Giants 1989 World ...

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake struck just after 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, 1989 – just as the Bay Area Reporter was going into production for that week's paper. While the cover of our October 19 ...

October 17, 1989. At 5:04 PM, the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area—causing a catastrophic failure of the Nimitz Freeway’s double-deck structure. In seconds, the upper deck ...

(WYMT) - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the San Francisco, California area during the afternoon rush hour, killing 67 people ...

Every day has a history tied to it — small moments, big turns, lives changed. What happened on October 17? In 1777, British ...