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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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On November 29, 1900, the roof of a glassblowing factory collapsed, killing 23 people and injuring over 100 more.
A trial was held to determine responsibility for the disaster, and its jury declared that the victims were responsible, stating that "no one can be held responsible for their deaths other than themselves".
On the day of the 1900 game, the San Francisco and Pacific Glass Works company had just opened a new building across 15th Street from the stadium.
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