California’s 1906 Earthquake Is One Of The Worst Disasters In U.S. History
By Lysa Allman-Baldwin|Published May 24, 2022
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Lysa Allman-Baldwin
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For over 25 years Lysa Allman-Baldwin has fed her wanderlust for “everything the world has to offer” by passionately writing travel and feature articles for numerous global print and online publications. A Digital Nomad, Lysa is also a professional speaker, workshop facilitator, and author.
Sometimes history is exciting. At times it’s illuminating. Now and again it sheds the light on what’s possible. And then there are those times when it’s just plain devastating.
As hard as it may be to look at the latter, history is still history – the story of “what happened” in a particular time, place, and with the people involved.
In 1906, California suffered one of the worst disasters in not only its history but the history of this country.
To this day, the April 18, 1906 earthquake holds the unfortunate distinction as not only one of the most devastating earthquakes in the world, but sadly, as one of the worst disasters in U.S. history.