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July 23, 2006

August 1, 2006: Fortieth Anniversary of Charles Whitman

On August 1, 1966, ex-Marine and University of Texas student Charles Joseph Whitman rode an elevator to the observation deck of the UT Tower and started picking off people within a five-block radius (somebody must be slightly obsessed because this is one of the most comprehensive Wikipedia posts I've ever seen). Texas Monthly features an oral history (media preview) of the event [via].

Related: Peter Bogdanovich's movie "Targets"

Update: News 8 Austin is covering it and will have an hour-long special about it on Sunday, July 30th.

Posted by timothompson at July 23, 2006 09:56 PM