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Texas Tower shooting of 1966: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: CNN - When a sniper shot many from a tower… in 1966. Sep 21, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 25, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - When a sniper shot many from a tower… in 1966. Jun 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Texas Archive of the Moving Image - UT Tower Shooting. Dec 23, 2023
Infogram added. Feb 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - Handbook of Texas Online - University of Texas Tower Shooting (1966). Sep 04, 2017
Media added. Feb 15, 2017
Media added. Sep 01, 2016
Date of Whitman's suicide note changed from 2016 to 1966. Aug 03, 2016
Media added. Aug 02, 2016
Media added. Jul 21, 2016
New article added. Jul 19, 2016
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