November 12, 1970 is a day that few, if any, will recognize just by hearing the date. But, it's a day that an incident on a beach in Oregon became part of pop culture so significant that the incident has it's own website. If you don't know the exploding whale story, you're in for a treat.

SOUNDS

The Exploding Whale. Accessed January 3, 2022. https://www.theexplodingwhale.com/home.

expwhale. “Oregon's Exploding Whale - 2020 KATU Interviews Dave Barry (50th Anniversary).” YouTube. YouTube, November 14, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN1RfHXEjg0&t=165s.

Shepherd, Katie. “Fifty Years Ago, Oregon Exploded a Whale in a Burst That 'Blasted Blubber beyond All Believable Bounds'.” The Washington Post. WP Company, November 13, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/oregon-whale-explosion-anniversary/.

United Press International. “Oregon Crew Explodes Giant Whale On Oregon Beach.” The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), November 13, 1970. www.newspapers.com.

“What's A White Elephant To A Dead Whale?” The Eugene Guard (Eugene, Oregon), January 27, 1915. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.