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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,

50th Anniversary of Texas Tower Shooting

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

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What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

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

The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

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July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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Pro-Israel Block Party met with protests at University of Texas • Apr. 7, 2025, 4:49 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

No stigma for Bueckers, Van Lith or Fudd. The basketball stars seek out mental health professionals • Apr. 1, 2025, 10:58 AM ET (AP)

Betting favorite UConn joins 3 top seeds in South Carolina, UCLA and Texas in women's Final Four • Apr. 1, 2025, 12:30 AM ET (AP)

Madison Booker helps Texas reach its first women's Final Four since 2003 with 58-47 win over TCU • Apr. 1, 2025, 12:18 AM ET (AP)

Madison Booker and top-seeded Texas outlast SEC rival Tennessee 67-59 to reach Elite Eight • Mar. 29, 2025, 7:34 PM ET (AP)

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University of Texas Announces Free College for Some Students • public education

Notable Alumni

Denton Cooley • Kevin Durant • J.M. Coetzee • Jeb Bush • Roger Clemens • Robert Schenkkan • Michael W. Young • Jon Hamm • Kay Bailey Hutchison • Marcia Gay Harden • James P. Allison • Stephanie Wilson • Kyle Shanahan • Rex W. Tillerson • Jordan Spieth • Oveta Culp Hobby • Thomas C. Südhof • Sarah Weddington • John Connally • Joseph L. Goldstein • Renée Zellweger • C. Wright Mills • Martin Dies, Jr. • James Lankford • Alan Bean • Donald Barthelme • Hans Kurath • E. Allen Emerson • Bill Moyers • Josephine Humphreys • Tex Ritter

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