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    The 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster killed 431+ people when 12 billion gallons of water surged through San Francisquito Canyon. Built by William Mulholland just two years earlier, the dam failed due to geological oversights and engineering flaws.

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    The coroner's inquest recommended that the construction and operation of a great dam should never be left to the sole judgment of one man, no matter how eminent. This was a direct critique of the culture that had allowed Mulholland to operate with virtually no oversight.

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