San Francisco, the 1906 earthquake and a metropolis's decline

The April 18, 1906 earthquake in San Francisco marked a major turning point in the city's economic history.

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The fact

This natural disaster marked the beginning of the metropolis's relative decline on the national and global economic stage.

The earthquake's consequences redefined geographical balances in American development.

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