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 1 Golden Gate Birthday — Basic Story

San Francisco had a huge party. Lots of people crowded together on the Golden Gate Bridge. They wanted to
be a part of the history of the bridge. The crowd broke all the records. There were many more people than
anyone expected.
The party was for the 50th anniversary of the bridge opening. The Golden Gate Bridge was famous when it was
built. Today, it is still very popular in San Francisco.
The party began with a walk across the bridge. The walk started at sunrise. One woman said, "This is the
greatest day in the history of San Francisco. There's no better day to walk the bridge."
The bridge walk lasted four hours. Many people felt the bridge move in the wind as the crowd walked across.
The sunrise walk was just the beginning. People had a full day of games, concerts and a parade of old cars.
Some of the people and cars crossed the bridge on the opening day fifty years ago.
Many of the older people walked across the bridge when it opened in 1937. Some came back with their
grandchildren.

 2 anniversary

to celebrate a certain date every year

 3 beginning

the start

 4 bridge

a structure built to cross over water, canyons or roads

 5 crowded

filled with many people

 6 greatest

the best or biggest

 7 history

what happened in the past

 8 opening

the first part

 9 parade

a line or group of people moving together, usually in celebration

 10 records

history of great achievements

 11 sunrise

when the sun comes up in the morning

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