Summary: A weekly handful of the weird and wonderful happenings that have made San Francisco, San Francisco. November 22, 1852 - An earthquake opens a wide fissure through which the waters of Lake Merced flow to the sea -- or does it? November 18, 1865 - San Francisco writer Mark Twain's wild west tale "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" becomes the talk of New York City. November 22, 1935 - The soon-to-be legendary "China Clipper" flying boat lifts off from San Francisco Bay, on its way to making Pan American the first airline to cross the Pacific Ocean.
