Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/51

1964

Don Edwards

Oakland Temple

• The Republican National Convention is held at the Cow Palace, San Francisco
• The Christmas flood hits Sonoma County
• The Free Speech Movement begins at the University of California, Berkeley
• Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crashes near San Ramon after a gunman kills the pilot and co-pilot, with no survivors
• Don Edwards (pictured) is elected to California's 9th congressional district
• The Oakland California Temple (pictured) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is completed