And it is the day and the spot Claire Wilson James will never forget. She showed Anna Werner where she was lying. In perfect view of the tower above. That day was August 1st, 1966. A man perched atop the University of Texas Clock Tower began firing on the people below. He shot at ...
on August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman began firing his rifle from the top of the University of Texas Tower at anyone and everyone in his sights. At 1:24 p.m., he was gunned down himself. The lives of the people who witnessed the sniper’s spree firsthand would never By Pamela Coll...
Charles Whitman, a former marine, took rifles and other weapons to the observation deck atop the Main Building tower at The University of Texas- Austin, then randomly opened fire on the surrounding campus and streets. Over the next 96 minutes, far longer than the average active shooter attack...
AUSTIN, Texas --Gun-rights groups that wanted to stage a mock mass shooting at the University of Texas agreed to move their event off-campus after a warning from the school that they could be arrested. The groups Come and Take It Texas and Dontcomply.com announced plans for the Saturday ...
Texas is no stranger to mass shootings. One of the first major such incidents in U.S. history occurred there in 1966, when a man shot and killed 14 and injured 31 others from the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin. ...
Adolphus Belk Jr., professor of political science and African American studies at Winthrop University, said white nationalist movements arise when people of color are seen as a threat politically and economically. Belk said white nationalists are worried that, “whites will no longer be a majority...
University of Texas clock tower shooting(August 1, 1966) Charles Whitman, a formerU.S. Marinewho had distinguished himself as an expert marksman, murdered his mother and then his wife before gathering a smallarsenaland making his way to theUniversity of Texasclock tower. He killed three people...
University of Texas clock tower shooting (August 1, 1966) Charles Whitman, a former U.S. Marine who had distinguished himself as an expert marksman, murdered his mother and then his wife before gathering a small arsenal and making his way to the University of Texas clock tower. He killed ...
8. University of Texas: 18 killed August 1, 1966 - Charles Joseph Whitman, a former US Marine, kills 16 and wounds at least 30 while shooting from a tower at the University of Texas at Austin. Police officers Ramiro Martinez and Houston McCoy shoot and kill Whitman in the tower. Whitma...
On Wednesday night, he praised Vance and raised the fact that they’d grown up under very different circumstances — Trump Tower versus Appalachia. “We grew up worlds apart,” he said, “yet now we are fighting side by side to save the country that we love.” Lead Art: Donald T...