Ansel Adams, age 4, survived the deadly 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but was tossed face-first into a garden wall, giving him what his friend Cedric Wright would call an "earthquake nose."
Due to the earthquake of 1906, San Franciscans had to delay their grand plans for what was to become the Panama Pacific International Exposition. But by 1909 the city had recovered sufficiently for its residents to focus on the exhibition again.
Seemingly impervious to injury or illness, Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig never missed a game. But in the spring of 1939, his play began to deteriorate. On July 4th, he gave a farewell speech to a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium.
