August 10 Earthquakes in 1859 An earthquake was felt throughout the San Francisco Bay area from San Francisco east to Oakland and San Jose north to Benicia. Fender in 1909 Leo Fender, father of the electric guitar, was born in Anaheim. His Telecaster (1950), Precision Bass (1951) and Stratocaster (1954) revolutionized the sound of rock and roll. […]