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Santa Barbara oil spill occurs on January 28, one week after Richard Nixon's inauguration. It's the largest recorded U.S. oil spill at that time.
Santa Barbara oil spill occurs on January 28, one week after Richard Nixon’s inauguration. It’s the largest recorded U.S. oil spill at that time.
Timeline Date:
1969
Related Teaching Unit:
The Oil Shocks of the 1970s