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1199 Plaza
The 1199 Plaza is a notable housing cooperative located in East Harlem, New York City, consisting of four 31-story towers and mid-rise units, designed to provide safe and affordab…
1856 Vigilance Committee hangings at Portsmouth Square
In 1856 San Francisco's Committee of Vigilance conducted extrajudicial trials and hanged Charles Cora and James P. Casey at Portsmouth Square. The committee formed amid public out…
1966 University of Texas Tower shooting
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman carried out a mass shooting from the observation deck of the University of Texas Main Building (the UT Tower), killing 16 people and wounding 31…
1966 University of Texas Tower sniper attack
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman carried out a mass shooting from the observation deck of the Main Building (the UT Tower) at the University of Texas at Austin. During the attac…
1966 UT Tower mass shooting (Charles Whitman)
On August 1, 1966, University of Texas student Charles Whitman carried out a mass shooting from the observation deck of the Main Building (the UT Tower) on the UT Austin campus. E…
1966 UT Tower shootings (Charles Whitman)
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman ascended the observation deck of the Main Building (UT Tower) at the University of Texas and shot people from the tower, killing 16 and wounding…
1976 Mason County jail bombing
The 1976 Mason County jail bombing was a suicide bombing that took place at the Mason County Courthouse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on March 2, 1976. Five people, including t…
1977 International Hotel eviction in Manilatown
On August 4, 1977, police and deputy sheriffs forcibly evicted dozens of elderly Filipino and Chinese tenants from the International Hotel after protracted legal battles and susta…
1978 Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport
On December 11, 1978, robbers stole an estimated $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry from the Lufthansa cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The theft,…
1978 MOVE Standoff and Arrests at 6221 Osage Avenue
On August 8, 1978, Philadelphia police engaged in a gun battle with members of the MOVE organization at the row house at 6221 Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia. The confrontation…
1987 Palm Bay shooting
On April 23, 1987, a mass shooting occurred in Palm Bay, Florida, when 59-year-old retired librarian William Bryan Cruse Jr. opened fire outside a shopping mall, killing six peopl…
1993 World Trade Center bombing
On February 26, 1993, a truck bomb detonated in a parking garage beneath the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than a thousand. Investiga…