• ... that George Malley, whose St. Ignatius High School football team was once compared to Notre Dame under Knute Rockne, resigned from the University of San Francisco with a losing record?
• ... that California cult wine producer Scarecrow is named for its founder's connection to The Wizard of Oz?
• ... that, in 1902, SS Doric brought over 33,000 pounds (15,000 kg) of opium to San Francisco, the largest such shipment to that date?
• ... that the Andrew Jackson (card pictured) was one of only two square-rigged ships to sail from New York City to San Francisco in under ninety days?

July - September 2010