University of Texas Tower - 1966 Charles Whitman sniper attack

The Main Building (UT Tower) at the University of Texas was the location of a mass shooting on August 1, 1966, when Charles Whitman fired from the tower's observation deck, killing 16 people and wounding 31 others. The event is one of the earliest widely publicized mass shootings in U.S. history and influenced changes in police response and campus security. The tower remains a prominent campus landmark with an observation deck visited by the public.