Today in History: August 1

Today is Monday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2016. There are 152 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, an engineering student at the University of Texas in Austin, went on an armed rampage that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. Whitman, who had also slain his wife and mother hours earlier, was finally gunned down by police.
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