Thanksgiving Day Disaster

On November 29, 1900, the roof of a glassblowing factory collapsed, killing 23 people and injuring over 100 more. Many spectators fell onto a furnace below the roof after it collapsed. The crowd had gathered upon the roof to watch the annual college football game between the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal (colloquially known as the Big Game) for free, not wanting to pay the $1 (equivalent to $40 today).

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