From a volcanic eruption that created the deepest lake in North America
to a freighter wreck that took nine years to clean up, It Happened in
Oregon looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the
Beaver State. Meet Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the affluent leader of an
eastern religious sect that attempted to take over a small town in
Oregon to establish a spiritual corporate headquarters. Relive the Lewis
and Clark Expedition's "Showerey wet and disagreeable" Christmas at Fort
Clatsop. And find out what caused the tragic, excruciating deaths of
dozens of patients at Oregon State Hospital during one night in 1942.