Rivets, Denim, and the Birth of Blue Jeans
On May 20, 1873, a Reno tailor and a San Francisco merchant received U.S. Patent No. 139,121 for riveted work pants — the official birthday of blue jeans.
Tales from the year 1873
Up the Hill Without Horses: San Francisco's First Cable Car
In the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1873, Andrew Hallidie's cable car made its first successful test run up San Francisco's Clay Street — and changed city transit forever.