San Francisco in the Cold War
The atlas holds 35 people and 49 moments here, from 1948 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Robin Williams, Steve Jobs and Bruce Lee.
Notable people
Akira Kurosawa
in 1978
1 moment here
Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…
Anthony Quinn
in 1969
1 moment here
Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…
Aretha Franklin
in 1971
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Bruce Lee
from 1959 to 1964
3 moments here
Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…
Carl Sagan
in 1960
1 moment here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Christiaan Barnard
in 1968
1 moment here
South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…
Dolores del Río
in 1981
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1964
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1973
1 moment here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Gerald Ford
from 1975 to 1976
2 moments here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
Harry S. Truman
in 1950
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Hideki Yukawa
in 1948
1 moment here
Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
from 1973 to 1975
2 moments here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
from 1957 to 1967
2 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
John Lennon
in 1966
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 1983
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1967
1 moment here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1954
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Maya Angelou
from 1954 to 1973
2 moments here
American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…
Miriam Makeba
in 1964
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Nelson Mandela
in 1990
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Olivia de Havilland
in 1951
1 moment here
Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…
Park Chung Hee
in 1969
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
Prince
in 1977
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Moments
- 1948 Visit to Berkeley Hideki Yukawa
- 1949 Transfer to UC Berkeley Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1950 Research appointment at UC Berkeley Tsung-Dao Lee
- 1950 San Francisco address after Wake conference Harry S. Truman
- 1951 Candida run at the Geary Theatre Olivia de Havilland
- 1954 Married Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco Marilyn Monroe
- 1954 Purple Onion performer Maya Angelou
- 1954 Postdoctoral work in Berkeley Sydney Brenner
- 1954 Post-state-visit stop in San Francisco Syngman Rhee
- 1955 Birth in San Francisco Steve Jobs
- 1957 High school attendance in Alameda Jim Morrison
- 1959 Arrival to stay in San Francisco Bruce Lee
- 1960 Miller Fellowship at UC Berkeley Carl Sagan
- 1964 Move to Oakland and second studio Bruce Lee
- 1964 Sun Sing Theatre presentation Bruce Lee
- 1964 Republican National Convention address Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1964 San Francisco performance Miriam Makeba
- 1966 Final Beatles paid concert John Lennon
- 1967 Family move to Tiburon Robin Williams
- 1967 Matrix Club performances Jim Morrison
- 1967 American tour stop in San Francisco Lee Kuan Yew
- 1968 American College of Cardiology address Christiaan Barnard
- 1969 Visit to Alcatraz occupation Anthony Quinn
- 1969 Graduation from Redwood High School Robin Williams
- 1969 Official visit to San Francisco Park Chung Hee
- 1971 Headline performance at Fillmore West Aretha Franklin
- 1973 Talk at Masonic Auditorium Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1973 Marriage to Paul du Feu Maya Angelou
- 1973 Visit to San Francisco Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1974 Summer work at The Trident Robin Williams
- 1975 Talks in San Francisco Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1975 San Francisco assassination attempt Gerald Ford
- 1976 First stand-up performance Robin Williams
- 1976 Lectures at UC Berkeley Sydney Brenner
- 1976 Second Carter–Ford debate Gerald Ford
- 1977 Move to Sausalito for For You Prince
- 1977 Apple II debut at West Coast Computer Faire Steve Jobs
- 1978 Meeting George Lucas about Kagemusha Akira Kurosawa
- 1979 United States tour appearances Teresa Teng
- 1979 Fairmont Hotel performance Tina Turner
- 1981 Lectures at UC San Francisco Sydney Brenner
- 1981 Final known public appearance Dolores del Río
- 1983 Semester at UC Berkeley Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1988 Attendance at Tamalpais High School Tupac Shakur
- 1988 Move to Marin City Tupac Shakur
- 1988 NeXT Computer launch Steve Jobs
- 1990 Sakura Festival Parade appearance Toshiro Mifune
- 1990 Concludes U.S. tour in Oakland Nelson Mandela
- 1991 Goldman Environmental Prize Wangarĩ Maathai