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It's Exploding Whale Day in Oregon. Look back at the coastal blunder 55 years later

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...
Oregonian

It’s Exploding Whale Day in Oregon: 10 things to know about the blubber blast, 55 years later

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...