The Aggie Bonfire Collapse

Calamity Janes

https://www.tamu.edu/campus-community/traditions/remembrance/bonfire-memorial.html

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Sources for today's episode:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-aggie-bonfire-tragedy/

https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/aggies/2024/11/26/texas-am-bonfire-tragedy-1999-aggies/76602805007/

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The Aggie Bonfire Collapse

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Sources for today's episode:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-aggie-bonfire-tragedy/

https://www.tamu.edu/campus-community/traditions/remembrance/bonfire-memorial.html

https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/aggies/2024/11/26/texas-am-bonfire-tragedy-1999-aggies/76602805007/

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