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50th Anniversary of Texas Tower Shooting: Media

August 1, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the Texas Tower shooting, the first mass murder in the U.S. to unfold on broadcast media as it happened.

Videos

Neal Spelce Remembers
Britannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt talks with journalist Neal Spelce about his memories...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Texas Tower shooting
Smoke rising from sniper Charles Whitman's gun as he fires from the clock tower of...
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