On August 1, 1966, the University of Texas campus became a war zone when a sniper climbed the school's tall tower and began shooting people below. What else was being reported on the same day as the first mass shooting on a college campus?

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SOURCES

“1966 Chicago West Side Riots.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 26, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Chicago_West_Side_riots.

“3,000 Greet First Doctor.” The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee), August 1, 1966. www.newspapers.com.

Admin, BJournal. “Healthcare Heroes 2016.” The Business Journal. The Business Journal, August 4, 2016. https://bjournal.com/healthcare-heroes-2016/.

Associated Press. “Angry White Crowd Stones Chicago Rights Workers.” Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska), August 1, 1966. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Speck Denies Guilt.” Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Washington), August 1, 1966. www.newspapers.com.

Chicago Tribune Staff. “50 Years Ago: MLK Jr.'s Speech at Soldier Field, March to City Hall with Demands for Daley.” Chicago Tribune, June 12, 2018. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-martin-luther-king-jr-1966-speech-chicago-20160706-story.html.

FOX 7 Austin. “University of Texas Tower Shooting: 2022 Marks 56 Years.” FOX 7 Austin. FOX 7 Austin, August 1, 2022. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/university-of-texas-tower-mass-shooting-ut-austin.

Keever, Jack. “Seven Slain By Sniper Firing Off UT Tower.” Kilgore News Herald (Kilgore, Texas), August 1, 1966. www.newspapers.com.

“Marquette Park Rallies.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 2, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquette_Park_rallies.

“A Mass Murderer Leaves Eight Women Dead .” Accessed February 26, 2023. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-mass-murderer-leaves-eight-women-dead.

McClelland, Gene. “Dead Bodies Don't Bother Dr. Jane Toothman A Bit.” Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee), January 9, 1969. www.newspapers.com.

“New Histories of the UT Tower Shooting.” Behind the Tower. Accessed February 25, 2023. http://behindthetower.org/.

“Richard Speck.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television. Accessed February 26, 2023. https://www.biography.com/crime/richard-speck.

“Richard Speck.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, February 22, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Speck.

United Press International. “Woman Is Sole Full-Time Doctor.” Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), August 1, 1966. www.newspapers.com.

“University of Texas Tower Shooting.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, February 26, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_tower_shooting.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.