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Smoke rises from the sniper's gun as he fired from the tower of the University of Texas administration building in Austin, on crowds below. Police identified the slayer of at least 16 persons as Charles J. Whitman (Charles Whitman), 24,

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Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?

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Texas Rising (2015) Series about the Texas Revolution and the rise of the Texas Rangers. Wild West, starring: Trevor Donovan, Bill Paxton, Stephen Monroe Taylor

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14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

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Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

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7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

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Major Mass Extinctions

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