48 days until Fall beginsThe sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:17:05 amand the sun will set at 8:13:32 pm. We will have 13 hours and 56 minutes of daylight todayThe solar transit will be at 1:15:18 pm. 1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. 1963 – Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. 1969 – The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.