A significant 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the Drake Passage on August 22, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings for ...

Sir Frances Drake and The Mystery of the Oregon Mrytle Tree... Published: Apr. 10, 2012, 12:19 p.m.

Adolph S. Oko, Francis Drake and Nova Albion, California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Jun., 1964), pp. 135-158 ...

On April 4, 1581, the queen of England awarded Drake knighthood by a French diplomat (for political reasons) aboard the Golden Hind. Sir Francis Drake died Jan. 27, 1596.

Marin County Sheriff’s officials announced the closure on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard near Samuel P Taylor Park at around 5:30 a.m. The powerful storm slamming the Bay Area had caused a mudslide.

"1592. Four years after England's defeat of the Spanish Armada, tensions still run deep, especially between Sir Francis Drake, "The Queen's Pirate", and his lifelong nemesis, Captain Don Sandovate.

The sign for Drake High School stands at the front of campus in San Anselmo on Monday, July 27, 2020. The sign has since been removed as the community decides on a new name for the school.