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The first African American player to play baseball. And number 24, generations recognized the man known as the say hey kid. I talk with willie hayes ahead on a second look. Im frankerville. Welcome to a second look. Today we have a show totally dedicated to baseball. George herman ruth jr. Grew up playing baseball. Two years after he joined the major leagues he was playing for the red sox. Two years later he pitched two winning games for the red sox in the world series after a season where he hit 11 home runs. The next year, he hit 29 home runs and became a national star. In 1920 the red sox s...

In history. The people who lived through would never forget. The place is rocking so much you felt like you were in a rubber room. Reporter the loma prieta earthquake. Straight ahead. Hello everyone im Frank Somerville and welcome to a second look. This march marks 28 years since one of the most catastrophic events in history the loma prieta quake. Much of the attention was already focused on the bay area because of the world series. As the third game of the series was just about to begin an earthquake measuring in magnitude 7. 1 hit the bay area. It knocked down freeways, collapsed buildings ...

Wildfire seasons on record. . Midmay as temperatures soared into the 90s a series of wildfires broke out as the hot, dry santa ana winds pushed the heat forward. In all there were 19 individual fires burning within weeks. When the smoke cleared one man was dead. Dozens of homes lay in ruins and more than 21 homes had burned. As of july 1st, crews had responded to more than 2,700 wildfires. Thats about 1,000 more than usual for this time of year. But while flames can quickly consume large areas, as Bob Mackenzie first reported back in 1994, firefighters and homeowners have to protect the land f...

Wildfire seasons on record. In midmay as temperatures soared into the 90s in San Diego County a series of wildfires broke out as the hot dry santa ana winds pushed the fire forward. In all there were 19 fires. One man was dead, thousands of homes lay in ruins and more than 31 homes were destroyed. While flames can quickly consume large areas, as Bob Mackenzie first reported back in 1994, firefighters and homeowners have to protect the land foot by foot and house by house. This morning Fire Fighting crews massed up at the southeast end of the great cotton wood fire moving in toward the monster ...

125 years ago today the jukebox was introduced in downtown San Francisco. Tonight we celebrate the music to recording artists and the dancing from the jukebox era. Its all straight ahead on a second look. Hi everybody im Frank Somerville and welcome to a second look. Today were celebrating the jukebox. It was on this day, november 28, 1979 that visitors to an establishment in San Francisco saw this instrument. The inventors had placed four inner tubes allowing four people. The nickel until slot had earned over 1,000. Which would be about 26,000 today. As jukeboxes became automatic and amplifie...