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Thirty-seven years ago - Oct. 17, 1989 - Many San Franciscans left work early to watch the World Series game on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989, between the Giants and the Oakland A's. As the Goodyear blimp circled above, ABC began its pregame broadcast. At 5:04 p.m., fans in the stadium felt a rumble. A hush quickly came over the crowd of over 60,000 fans, as the stadium shook for fifteen seconds. When the 7.1 Richter scale earthquake ended, cheers erupted—out of relief and triumph over the earthquake. It ultimately caused 63 deaths, nearly 3,800 injuries, and an estimated $6 billion in property damage. It was the strongest earthquake to hit the area since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

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Illini and Spartan History

ILLINI HISTORY - On Oct. 17, 1924, dedication ceremonies were held outside Memorial Stadium a day before Illinois and Michigan faced off to play football. President David Kinley delivered the address and Col. William Merry, commander of the UI ROTC, read the names of the servicemen to whom the stadium columns are dedicated.

SPARTAN HISTORY - Born on Oct. 17, 1883, was John Farrell "Big John" Macklin. He served as the head football coach at Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University, from 1911 to 1915. With a five-year record of 29–5, he has the highest winning percentage of any football coach in Spartan history. Macklin coached M.A.C. to its first ever football victories over Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State.