Thanksgiving Day Disaster
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min
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Episode description
Today we're discussing the event that still holds the unfortunate title of deadliest sports disaster in United States History. On Thanksgiving Day in 1900, Stanford and University of California football fans gathered for the "Big Game". Thousands of fans packed into the arena and more in, on and around the surrounding buildings to catch a glimpse of the players. The tragedy that occurred just 20 minutes after kickoff was shocking, leaving 22 dead and 100 or more injured. The question after the chaos and confusion died down was, how did this happen and who is culpable?
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