Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster

Today we are used to seeing disasters unfold live on TV. But in 1963, it was all new.

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Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 23, 2012
Category: Disasters | 1960s | TV News

Comments

We've come a long way, baby. Little stuff like this wouldn't even reach the 5 o'clock news and wouldn't survive the 24hr cycle.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/23/12 at 11:33 AM

Interesting. The Wiki article points out that this disaster was primarily due to subsidence caused by oil extraction, but oil-friendly experts shielded the industry from blame for several decades.

Posted by Harvey on 09/23/12 at 08:24 PM

Blame it on big oil.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/24/12 at 01:27 AM

When they don't tell people that their extraction was causing subsidence? Sure, why not blame big oil? I mean, whose fault would it be otherwise, the earth's?

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 09/24/12 at 03:25 PM

Dam what a disaster!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/24/12 at 09:30 PM

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