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Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting (Audio)

When a shooter took aim at the University of Texas of Austin campus from the top of the UT Tower on Aug. 1, 1966, no one had any reference point for such an attack. The Texas Standard spoke to people who were there that day.

By Staff, Texas StandardJuly 31, 2016, 12:01 a.m. CentralUpdated July 31, 2016, 12:01 a.m. Central

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Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting (Audio)

by From our Partners, The Texas Tribune
July 31, 2016

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<p class="byline">by From our Partners, The Texas Tribune <br />July 31, 2016</p>
<p>When a shooter took aim at the University of Texas of Austin campus from the top of the UT Tower on Aug. 1, 1966, &nbsp;no one had any reference point for such an attack.&nbsp;The Texas Standard&nbsp;spoke to people who were there&nbsp;that day as part of a&nbsp;documentary.</p>
<p>Listen to the documentary below, and see stories, videos and documents at <a href="http://towerhistory.org/">towershooting.org</a>. Also, read a Texas Tribune <a href="https://apps.texastribune.org/guns-on-campus/allen-crum-helped-stop-ut-tower-shooter-charles-whitman/">story</a> about the armed civilian who helped stop tower sniper Charles Whitman 50 years ago.</p>
<p><em>Disclosure: The University of Texas at Austin has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune.&nbsp;A complete list of Tribune donors and sponsors can be viewed&nbsp;<a href="http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">here</a>.</em></p>
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Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting (Audio)

From our Partners, The Texas Tribune
July 31, 2016

When a shooter took aim at the University of Texas of Austin campus from the top of the UT Tower on Aug. 1, 1966,  no one had any reference point for such an attack. The Texas Standard spoke to people who were there that day as part of a documentary.

Listen to the documentary below, and see stories, videos and documents at towershooting.org. Also, read a Texas Tribune story about the armed civilian who helped stop tower sniper Charles Whitman 50 years ago.

Disclosure: The University of Texas at Austin has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune. A complete list of Tribune donors and sponsors can be viewed here.

This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune.

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