The University of Texas tower shooting, one of the worst campus shootings in American history, happened 60 years ago on Aug.

"Maybe research can prevent further tragedies of this type," the shooter had written.

Saturday marks 60 years since 17 people were killed in a shooting at the University of Texas Austin Tower.

These are the names of the people who lost their lives when a shooter turned a simple day at the University of Texas into one ...

The University of Texas tower shooting, one of the worst campus shootings in American history, happened 60 years ago on Aug. 1, 1966.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin in the 1960s was, in many ways, a small town. But the innocence of the times was suddenly shattered just before noon on Aug. 1, 1966. That day, people who were listening to ...

On August 1, 1966, a shooter climbed to the 28th floor of the University of Texas' tower in Austin and killed 17 people, ...