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1969 Oil Spill
On the afternoon of January 28, 1969, an environmental
nightmare began in Santa Barbara, California. A Union Oil Co.
platform stationed six miles off the coast of Summerland suffered
a blowout. Oil workers had drilled a well down 3500 feet below
the ocean floor. read more »
The Santa Barbara Oil Spill: A Retrospective
The year was 1969, a momentous year for the
nation and the world. At the movie theater, Easy Rider and Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were playing.
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