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May 3, 2022 · Flood in the Desert. Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the 2nd deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Rob Rapley
- 2022-05-03
Aug 22, 2023 · Flood in the Desert tells the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster, which not only destroyed hundreds of lives and millions of dollars’ worth of property; it also washed away the reputation...
Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, one of the biggest dams in the country blew apart, releasing a wall of water 20 stories high. Ten thousand people lived...
- 53 min
- 1.4M
- American Experience | PBS
May 3, 2022 · Flood in the Desert. Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured...
- 53 min
Aug 11, 2022 · Two-and-a-half minutes before midnight on 12 March, 1928, the St. Francis Dam catastrophically failed, flooding the San Francisquito Canyon below with over 1...
- 31 sec
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- PBS America
Jul 18, 2023 · FLOOD IN THE DESERT tells the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster, which not only destroyed hundreds of lives and millions of dollars’ worth of property; it also washed away the reputation of William Mulholland, the father of modern Los Angeles, and jeopardized larger plans to transform the West.
Explore the story of the March 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. The flood killed more than 400 people, destroyed millions of dollars of property and washed away the reputation of William Mulholland, one of Southern California’s most celebrated men. A self-taught engineer, Mulholland ...
