On November 18, 1999, at 2:42 a.m., the most passionately observed collegiate tradition in Texas if not the world came crashing down. Nearly sixty people were on top of the Texas A&M Bonfire when the million-pound structure collapsed, killing twelve, wounding dozens more, and eventually leading to the suspension of the ninety-year-old ritual. Now, ten years later, on what would have been Bonfire’s centennial, the Aggies celebrate the history, relive the tragedy, and wrestle over what happens next.
Texas A&M Regent John Bellinger has penned letters to families who lost a child in the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse about the possibility of bringing the former longstanding tradition back
Texas A&M Regent John Bellinger has penned letters to families who lost a child in the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse about the possibility of bringing the former longstanding tradition back
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