Operation. It was on september 11, 1972 that b. A. R. T. Officials gathered to cut the ribbon on the bay areas newest way to get around. The first segment to open ran only 4 miles. Planning actually began all the way back in 1957 with a formation of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Construction officially began on june 19, 1964 when president Lindon Johnson approved the project. It took 10 months to build the test track. In 1979, vern hawkins brought us this report. Reporter Public Transportation for Contra Costa County and possibly the world aimed for a future at a testing side here in concord. The first of three 80,000pound test cars built in sacramento and loaded with technical equipment loaded passengers for the test track. If it never gets any better than its running right now its better than Transit Systems operating today. Reporter they will eventually reach into all nine counties surrounding San Francisco bay involving 100 kpwhraoupbties communities. Building b. A. R. T. Wa
Night sky. The blast was so strong seismic shock waves were felt in nevada. Most of the dead African Americans americans in segregated units designed to load dangerous ammunition on to ports. Pushed to work even faster. We remember 50 survivors that took a principal stand in the days that followed. The explosion may have happened here at port chicago 60 years ago but the sadness of that day has not faded with time. Today hundreds of people gathered to remember those killed here on that day in one of the worse military actions in history. Bill hudson was at war there. In his barracks ready to go to bed. When the first explosion happened. It was lit up the place like daylight. A few second later the second explosion came. I was blown across the room and i dont remember anything until i came to again. As high as you could see it was a black smoke. And every now and then a flash in between. And that went on for some time. Men were running and screaming and hollering all over the place. Fir